Lose-lose 4
Section 16: The Southern Barbarians are still human after all. After the night battle of Xinhe last year, Zhao Fei died, and his head was hung at the head of the city by the Southern Barbarians, and when Wu Ming and Ge Yi and others went to rob it, the two Southern Barbarians died together in each other's arms. They are also the same as themselves, they have love and hate, they are willing to live and die with their brothers, and they must give up their lives to let their bosses retreat safely.
The Nanban soldier was still hanging on the red night, out of breath. But he stared at each other blankly and did not move. At this time, the figure next to him flashed, a big gun suddenly stretched out, and a shot picked the soldier away, Yang Xiong stood beside him and shouted: "My lord, what's wrong with you?" β
Wu Ming turned his head to look, it was almost noon, and the autumn sun was shining. On the blue sea, except for those ships of the Black Armor Army, they are still cruising upwind looking for opportunities. All the rest of the ships have been strangled together. Because of Wu Ming's cover, Yang Xiong had already led the soldiers of the Guards Battalion on another warship to rush to the deck. There are more and more soldiers in the Guards Battalion, and although this warship is large, the enemy is only more than a thousand people, and most of them have also dealt with the "Feiyun", where they can still withstand the attack of the Guards Battalion like a tide, and they are already retreating. Seeing that the situation was impossible, many Nanban soldiers jumped down from the deck and jumped onto the "Feiyun" on the side. As a result, there were fewer and fewer enemies on the ship, and soon there was not a single Nanban standing on the deck. But the Guards Battalion was also red-eyed, and still carried a long sword in and out of the various cabins, looking for people to cut around.
On the deck, the blood had been stained with a thick layer, and in some places it had coagulated. The thick smell of blood in the air made people sick. Wu Ming looked at this qiΔ, he had long lost interest in fighting, and said to Yang Xiong: "Brother Yang, tell everyone to quickly count the casualties and see what happened to the 'Feiyun'." β
As the flagship, the "Feiyun" was silent at this time under the surprise attack of the Southern Barbarians. He felt a chill in his heart, it couldn't be that everyone above was killed in battle. But even if you don't die in battle, you must have been captured by the Southern Barbarians, what is the difference between this and all of them? Thinking of this, he could not stay any longer, and stepped on the bloody deck, walked to the other side of the ship, holding the railing with one hand, and looking down with the pergola in the other.
The hull of the "God of War" class warship is very high, and when you look at it from above, the scenery above the "Feiyun" can already be seen at a glance. The southern barbarians had indeed taken full control of the flagship of the Han army, and at this time they had already driven the "Feiyun" to retreat to a few dozen meters away, and they were still retreating backwards. On the bow of the ship, three people stood in the wind, standing in the column for a long time. To Wu Ming's surprise, Youluli actually came, standing next to a man with a tall figure at this time, staring at this side with a pair of big eyes. Seeing Wu Ming appear on the side of the ship, he pursed his lips angrily.
The man next to him was somewhat similar to Yululi, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Then he slowly gave Wu Ming a thumbs up. I don't know if I am admiring Wu Ming's courage or Wu Ming's decisiveness. This person Wu Ming also knows, it is Youluli's brother Youlute.
Nanban's "Wisdom Warrior" Yulute.
For this gentle and elegant "wise general", Wu Ming only has a one-sided relationship with him. But the impression is very impressive. When the prince's southern expedition army withdrew to Cangqian Mountain, he came to the Han army camp the day before the battle, and set up a suspicious formation in the name of the following war book to exhaust the Han army. Since this person is known as a "wise general", he must be good at strategy. Could it be that the tactics of this raid on the flagship "Feiyun" were also thought up by him?
β»β»β»Wu Ming expected it right, the commander of the nearly 30,000 navy is Youlute this time.
He stood on the bow of the "Feiyun" in front of Wu Ming's gaze, although there was a faint smile on his face, but there was a trace of helplessness in his heart.
The war between the Nanban and Persia had just subsided, and although it was victorious, it was itself exhausted. Most of the navy was busy with business. They sold gold, spices, and fruits, which were unique to the Nanban, to the distant southern kingdom of Dora, and even to the northeast islands in exchange for food and weapons, in order to restore their strength. Therefore, the navy that came to support Guangyang this time was only equal to the opponent's strength, and even slightly insufficient.
The reinforcements of the Southern Han Dynasty, as soon as they came out of the sea, he already knew. There were a few 30,000 reinforcements, which was not a small number, and it was almost the same as the navy of the Southern Barbarians. Hard fighting is naturally not the right solution, so this surprise attack strategy was decided.
This war was poorly prepared and even rushed. According to his original intention, now is not the time to tear his face with Nanhan at all. It is the right way to recover as soon as possible. But a big war with Persia brought out even the spirit of the stupid people in the country, as if to repel the invading Persia, and the Southern Barbarian Empire has become a powerful country in the world. He still remembers that Prime Minister Lu Feng stroked a handful of white beards, spat on the court meeting, and vigorously advocated the scene of His Majesty sending troops to Guangyang:
"Now that we are sending troops to Guangyang, there are three benefits. First, the Han army had surrounded Guangyang for a long time and was already a tired army. Our army is a new force that waits for work at ease. Second, the Han army has been fighting for a long time, and the army is tired. Our army has won a new victory, and its morale is booming. Third, as you said, China has just experienced a big war with Persia, and the Han people must have thought that we would seize the time to cultivate, but we did the opposite. You will definitely be able to attack the opponent by surprise. With these three benefits, the minister thought that now was a good opportunity for our country to take the opportunity to expand northward again and annex Nam Duong Province. β
Although this Han prime minister chews the words, the analysis is straightforward and impeccable. But Eulut knew that war could not be explained in a few words. Lu Feng's words sound very reasonable, but the truth may be very different. His vision, after all, is still too narrow. If the entire Southern Han Dynasty only had 50,000 troops besieging Guangyang, he would naturally be right, but after the Eastern Han Dynasty was divided, although the Southern Han Dynasty did not have the strong force of the Northern Han Dynasty, it was the richest place, and the population was the most dense, and the comprehensive national strength accounted for almost half of the original Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were the former Dynasty Xiaotianzi and Wu Ming, which was exactly what the people wanted. If it really starts, it will not be as easy as he said.
He smiled bitterly in his heart. I don't know why Prime Minister Lu Cheng, who was born in the Han people, is so concerned about the destruction of the Han Dynasty.
Naturally, this proposal was strongly opposed by himself and Generalissimo Xilie, and in the end His Majesty had to adopt a compromise approach, with most of the navy first engaged in business in order to restore the fΓΉ, and appointed himself as commander-in-chief. Led 30,000 elite navies to support Guangyang and waited for an opportunity.
It seems that His Majesty is also moved. Perhaps, in the face of such huge interests, everyone may be tempted.
Youluli stood aside and said angrily, "Brother, why don't we turn around and rush over and capture this kid alive?" β
The crisp voice pulled him back from his contemplation to reality. Youlut was secretly amused in her heart, her little sister seemed to be still obsessed with capturing Wu Ming alive. It's just that the other party is not a cat or a dog, so he will catch it when he shouts. He shook his head, looked at Wu Ming on the deck from afar, and then looked at Youluli, a hint of banter rose in his eyes, and he smiled: "This prime minister of the Southern Han Dynasty is really willing, he has sent him, a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon, and even sent so many people with the guard battalion, it is really unexpected." It's just little sister, it's useless for you to catch someone now, they have a husband. β
Now the carrier pigeon system is so developed, when Wu Ming got married, the whole Nanning carnival for three days and three nights. Naturally, I can't hide it from the Eurut brothers and sisters.
Youluli pursed her lips and said, "Who is rare about him, I just want to ask him if he delivered the letter from the master last time, and he still owes me two conditions that have not been fulfilled." After speaking, a pair of big eyes like nucleus stared at Wu Ming in the distance.
Yurut looked at her sister and sighed in her heart. Although the Southern Barbarians were relatively free in marriage and even much more open than the Eastern Han Dynasty, those big patriarchs and military divisions were almost all a large group of wives and concubines. But he didn't support his sister and Wu Ming walking together from the bottom of his heart. Because the missions on both sides are too heavy, and the burdens on the two people have almost nothing in common, and they can even be said to be contradictory.
And the master is a living example.
Jiuzhi next to him frowned and interrupted the conversation between the two: "Lord Yulute, what now?" Although we captured the other side's flagship, our own flagship was also occupied by the other side. This is not in line with the original plan, huh? What do we do next? β
Although Jiuzhi is a senior brother, he still has an inexplicable sense of alienation from this somewhat gloomy wisdom general, and he always feels that he is different from other **, and he is separated by something. Youlute's rank is not high, but he is good at scheming, and he has not learned a few points of his master's martial arts, but some of the generalissimo's marching formations have been learned by ten, and there is even a tendency to be blue. In this Northern Expedition, His Majesty appointed him as the commander-in-chief, and everyone had no objections.
Yulute smiled slightly and said, "Lord Jiuzhi, the enemy's main generals have all been captured by us, so naturally our army has won." As for what you said about the loss of the flagship of our army, that is not a matter at all. He was stunned for a long time, and was about to say something more. Yulut had already commanded in a deep voice: "Tell Lord Shachu to raise the flagship symbol on his ship immediately, and we will go over and join him now." β
A flag bearer next to him saluted, "Yes." Just as he was about to turn around, Ulut thought for a moment and added: "Order all the warships to immediately break away from the battle, move closer to the new flagship, form a goose-shaped formation, and go all the way north to seize the upper hand." Wait for the enemy to appear in chaos, and then destroy the enemy in one blow. β
Again, the flag whisperer said, "Yes." Then he walked up to the lookout and waved a series of flags into the distance.
Jiuzhi is not stupid, and he has already understood it at this time. On the one hand, he needs to change the flagship and re-command. The second is that the two sides are not yet entangled, but once the Han army finds out that its flagship has been captured, it will definitely be at a loss. When the time comes, the whole army will be in chaos, and if it is annihilated in one fell swoop, it will not be captured. Thinking of this, he said convincingly: "Lord Youlute is really powerful, and I have admired it for a long time." β
Listening to the praise of this eight-stage master, the young commander of the Nanban Navy frowned, and did not have the slightest joy. It was now far away from the other side, but the huge "God of War"-class hull still stood majestically, like a giant fortress on the sea. Choosing the time when the other party was about to land to carry out a surprise attack was a plan he had already thought of, and this was the time when the Han army was most relaxed. I thought that it would succeed in one fell swoop, but I expected that Wu Ming's guard battalion was so brave, and when he led the elite to raid the flagship of the Han army, he grabbed the bow of the ship from the other side, and returned a tooth for a tooth, and snatched his own flagship as well.
It's just that after all, I still played chess and caught your main general. Next, how do you Wu Ming cope?
He thought, a smile already rising at the corner of his mouth.