Chapter 364: Forming a Naval Army
"Say, where did Wen Tianxiang flee to?"
Looking at the person in front of him, Xia Jing only felt angry.
In order to capture the person in front of him, he sacrificed a lot of soldiers, but after catching the other party, he found out that the other party was not Wen Tianxiang.
Zhao Shixian smiled softly: "Do you think I will tell you?"
"Good. Since you don't say it, then I'll hit you until you say it. Angry, Xia Jing immediately took out the horsewhip and threw it at Zhao Shixian, this horsewhip was really powerful, and a bloody mark was scraped from Zhao Shixian's body in just one moment.
With sweat on his forehead and tight teeth, although Zhao Shisheng felt pain, he still gritted his teeth and never gave in.
"Stop. ”
I don't know what's going on, Dong Wenbing appeared here, and he said to Xia Jing: "Several hours have passed before, and he knows where Wen Tianxiang is hiding, but I'm afraid that now he has already fled away, and it's useless to continue to ask." ”
What General Dong said was that he was abrupt. ”
Xia Jing hurriedly put away the horsewhip, shrunk and followed Dong Wenbing's side, then pointed to the people who were caught in the distance, and said, "It's just these captured people, I don't know what Master Dong plans to do with them?"
The attack was really smooth, they not only completely defeated the rebel army, but also captured hundreds of people from it, all of whom were Bo Guan'e belts and wore Confucian robes, which were very different from ordinary people, and they were the Confucian soldiers who joined the rebel army.
It was their support that allowed Wen Tianxiang to organize such a large rebel army.
"Let's take it back to Quanzhou first. Dong Wenbing replied.
Xia Jing immediately said: "I understand." But what about the rebels who fled, and if they were allowed to continue to flee, we would be in trouble as well. Isn't it?" Although the rebels were defeated this time, there were not a few who escaped, at least high-level people such as Wen Tianxiang, Chen Yizhong, and even Lu Xiufu all escaped, and the captures were at best just some small shrimp below.
If Wen Tianxiang and the others continue to escape, I am afraid that a new rebel army will be organized.
"Li Heng!"
Dong Wenbing shouted, and a general walked out of the crowd. This man was a burly, swarthy man, and he walked with a tiger, and he was clearly a fierce general. He is a descendant of the Western Xia clan, and his strength is naturally not bad, since the military war against the Song Dynasty, he has been promoted all the way by virtue of his military merits, and now he has been General Xuanwei.
Dong Wenbing ordered: "The affairs of the rebels will be handed over to you to deal with." ”
"I understand it below. ”
Li Heng closed his head and replied, but after thinking about it, his face suddenly showed a little worry, and asked: "It's just that this place is too remote, if I am alone, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find those righteous soldiers." If so, what?"
"You can rest assured. ”
Dong Wenbing smiled, immediately took off a waist card from his waist, and complained: "In addition to you, there are still two marshals Zhang Hongfan and Dechang sitting in Longxing Mansion to resist the Huaxia Army Yan Shen and Zheng Yuanlong. If you go to them with my token, you should be able to get some help. If the rebels were allowed to continue to wander, it would be a trouble for them. ”
After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Yuan army understood that it would face a threat from the Huaxia army next.
At this time, Nawen Tianxiang was still wandering around the territory, waiting for an opportunity to rebel. This is naturally unbearable for the Yuan Dynasty, and if it suddenly appears at the critical time of the showdown with the Huaxia Army, it will inevitably bring unacceptable impact. It is precisely because of this that they want to launch an attack at this time, and completely wipe out the rebel army led by Wen Tianxiang, Chen Yizhong, and others.
"The last will understand. ”
Li Heng obviously felt the solemnity in Dong Wenbing's words, and hurriedly closed his head and replied.
Dong Wenbing felt a little relieved and complained: "If there is you, then it will be at ease." Then, he took a group of people back to Quanzhou, after this battle, they also had some losses, and naturally they also needed to rectify a little to recover their combat strength.
It's just that as soon as Dong Wenbing returned to the city, he saw a young general with a sad face and appeared at the gate of the city.
"Why did you come here in person?" Dong Wenbing was surprised and hurriedly jumped off his horse.
Bai Cheng is the son of Arakhan, and now he is only in his twenties, and now he has come to Quanzhou in person, which shows that Boyan attaches great importance to Dong Wenbing.
"Huh. Since I was in the army, I have always heard my father say that you are the only one in the Yuan army who can match my father, so I yearn for it and come here to meet me. He bowed his head, raised his head and looked at Dong Wenbing, and immediately smiled: "When I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." And looking at the way your eyebrows are dancing now, you must have gained something. ”
"It's just a little merit, it's nothing. ”
Dong Wenbing replied with a smile.
Bai replied: "The general is polite. Being able to capture so many Southern Dynasty scholars on this trip is already a great achievement, how can it be said that it is a small achievement?" his eyes swept over those captured scholars, and his face was also a little envious: "If this is the case, we will definitely be able to completely exterminate those rebels in the future, isn't it?"
"That's just as well. ”
Dong Wenbing did not continue to be modest, and generously accepted the congratulations of surrender.
"It's just that you didn't follow your father before, why are you interested in coming to me today?" Jumping down from the war horse, Dong Wenbing looked at the bow with a puzzled face.
Bai Zhan's face was slightly stunned, and he said with some embarrassment: "This, mainly for some things." His gaze wandered a little, especially when he saw so many people around him, and he was even more angry and hostile.
"Oh. ”
Dong Wenbing saw it in his eyes, thought in his heart, and immediately smiled: "You have been running all the way to this place, you must be tired, why don't you go back to the mansion and let me entertain you well." How?"
"Thank you. ”
He also noticed the soldiers around him, so he naturally responded.
So, Dong Wenbing ordered Na Xia Jing and Pu Shougeng to go back, and after detaining the captured Southern Dynasty scholars, he led the surrender back to the mansion, as for the hospitality, it is needless to say, and after making sure that there was no one around, Dong Wenbing's face was full of worry and asked: "Then Ah Rahan sent you over, isn't it because something happened in Lin'an?"
He knew Boyan's temperament very well, if he hadn't encountered some problems, he would definitely not have sent a message to himself, and now that this worship has appeared here, it represents one thing.
"Exactly!"
Sure enough, he immediately turned on a sad face, and he replied: "You also know that although the Song Dynasty was destroyed by us, the Huaxia army has been eyeing the area south of the Yangtze River for a long time. So a month ago, Xiao Feng personally led an army of 140,000 to the south, wanting to wipe out our army. Although the marshal was on guard and established a defensive line in Jiankang Mansion, he was still besieged by her and it was difficult to get out. It is for this reason that the marshal sent me. ”
"It's so grim?"
After hearing this, Dong Wenbing was annoyed and hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, why don't you let me go back to defense?" After all, the Huaxia army is ready to attack, and its offensive will definitely be invincible, and it is only difficult to resist by relying on the army under the command of the marshal. ”
"No, the general just needs to keep holding on to the city, and that's fine. ”
Unexpectedly, Bai Cheng directly refused.
Dong Wenbing was puzzled: "No need? Why is this?" Then he came to his senses, looked at the bow with a solemn face, and said: "Or is this the goal that the marshal wants you to come to here?"
"Exactly. ”
Bai Cheng replied: "You also know that the Huaxia army is strong, even if you return to defend and support, what use can a mere 30,000 troops do?"
Dong Wenbing's face was annoyed, although he felt resentful, but he also quite agreed with what he said.
The Huaxia army is not comparable to the previous rebel army, if you want to fight against it, you have to be elite soldiers, just relying on the soldiers in his hands composed of the Yuan army, the surrendered Song army and some bandits, it is difficult to fight at all.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be possible for me to watch the marshal be defeated by that Xiao Feng?" Dong Wenbing complained.
Bai Cheng shook his head and replied, "Of course not!"
"Then what did the marshal ask me to stay here for?" Dong Wenbing continued.
"General. His expression was slightly condensed, and then he said: "You should also know that this Quanzhou is adjacent to the East China Sea, and many ship merchants set off from here in the previous dynasties to communicate with the countries of the South Seas, which can be described as economically developed and prosperous. Therefore, this place is an excellent place to build a naval army. ”
"Trolls?"
Dong Wenbing thought thoughtfully: "Are you saying that the marshal wants me to use this place as a base to build ships and build a navy?"
"That's right. The land route has been completely cut off by the Huaxia army, and it is really difficult for us to obtain food from the north. At this time, only through the naval army can the grain from the north be transported and the army can be maintained. Otherwise, we would not be able to confront the Huaxia army at all. ”
"Indeed, in the present situation, this is the only way to ensure that everything is safe and sound. Dong Wenbing suddenly realized and slightly understood Boyan's thoughts.
The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.
Only by ensuring the safety and security of grain transportation can the normal operation of the army be ensured, and he naturally understands this truth.
He bowed his hand and saluted: "Then this time, please ask the general." ”
"And reassure the marshal, this time I will definitely succeed. Dong Wenbing bowed his head and said.
After bidding farewell and surrendering, Dong Wenbing's expression was solemn, and he remembered the matter of exterminating the righteous army, if these righteous troops were still entrenched here, it would definitely have a great impact on Boyan's next plan.
After all, in the original Quanzhou Rebellion, those rebels captured a large number of sea ships.
If they gather these ships together to form a naval army, they will certainly pose a great threat to them. And the most serious thing is that those rebel armies and Huaxia armies are united, if this is the case, let alone transporting grain from the north, I am afraid that it will be too difficult for them to continue to entrench in the Jiangnan area.