Chapter 2390 The Gui Zi Juan is coming to an end. There is no way to retreat.

Everyone was shocked. They headed south without waiting for new news to come back. This was expected. After all, the risk of leaking the news was too high. But tonight, they were going south overnight, which was a bit too hasty.

 You must know that the Liaodong Army has just arrived, so it is necessary to take a breather at least. It will leave this evening, and there is hardly much time to rest.

Feng Ziying's eyes fell on Mao Wenlong, "Zhennan, only give your people half a day's rest and leave in the evening. Master Sun's army is moving south along the canal. I'm worried that it will be difficult to cover up the movement along the canal. Once Chen Jixian gets to Jizhen The news that the army is moving south will definitely arouse suspicion, and it will be associated with the unusual movements of our Denglai Navy, so I do not intend to take this risk, and I am not willing to give Chen Jixian a chance to prepare. It will only be your sons who have worked hard."

Mao Wenlong stood up and clasped his fists with emotion, "Don't worry, sir, my sons will have no problem walking in the ice and snow for a day or two. Although it is a bit uncomfortable to go south by boat, we can still persevere and ensure that we set off on time."

"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words. Wenzhao, Renlong, are you okay with this?" Feng Ziying asked Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong again.

"No problem, you can board the ship and set off at any time." Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong also stood up and obeyed the order solemnly.

"Okay, let's board the ship after dinner at the scheduled time and order each fleet to keep a distance. When we arrive in Chongming, we will wait in the area outside Chongming and send two ships to Chongming Sand Station. The latest news is there. Report it over." Feng Ziying nodded: "By then, if there are no major changes, we will have to act according to the plan."

At 1 o'clock in the morning, ships from the sea outside the East China Sea entered the port one after another and began to load people.

The Denglai Town Army who had had dinner were the first to board the ship. There were nearly 20,000 troops in 80 ships of different sizes. An hour later, they all boarded the ships one after another and began to set out to sea.

At the same time, more than forty ships also entered the port one after another, followed by Mao Wenlong's Liaodong Army boarding the ships. At this time, the fleet of Denglai Navy and Marine Battalion were already waiting outside the sea.

It was not until Xuzheng that more than two hundred ships of various colors began to form a dark and beautiful scenery and move south along the coastline.

If nothing goes wrong, we will be able to enter the Xinghua Sea off Yangzhou during the day tomorrow. It is expected that we will be able to reach the vicinity of Liaojiaozui by tomorrow night. We will enter the Yangtze River Estuary the morning after tomorrow, and the Chongming Sand Station will be in sight.

According to estimates, including two battalions of sailors, Mao Wenlong's Liaodong Army has about four battalions and more than 12,000 men. Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's Denglai Town troops have more than 20,000 men. The total number is close to four. Ten thousand people, to say that such a huge force is not small, there are also several thousand Denglai navy, but they cannot land and can only fight on the water.

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 Feng Ziying boarded the Chongming Sand Station accompanied by Hou Chengzu.

Chongming belongs to Suzhou, but Chongming County cannot control the Chongming Desert on Chongming Island, but is under the direct control of Denglai Navy.

It is slightly smaller than the one in the East China Sea. There are more than a hundred troops stationed on it. There is also a small dock that can be docked. Only small boats can dock. Large ships transporting the army and naval warships cannot dock, or just We can only stop in the middle of the river, put down the boat and dock.

There were already several people waiting on the shore of Shasuo. Hou Chengzu was quite familiar with the hundreds of households in Shasuo, but the other two people must be Mr. Feng's personal belongings, so he wisely did not inquire about it. A group of guards stood behind Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying was not very familiar with the visitor. Wu Yaoqing had extremely deep connections in Jiangnan, especially with all three religions and nine streams, so Feng Ziying did not know who the visitor was.

But just knowing the situation is enough.

Chen Jixian's pro-army unit is stationed in Guazhou Town for unknown reasons.

 This news shocked Feng Ziying.

Because the geographical location of Guazhou Town is so important, and the army chose to land in Guazhou Town, you must know that the original intelligence is that there is only one inspection department in Guazhou Town, and the inspection department has been bribed by Wu Yaoqing in advance. In other words, it was originally possible to land directly from Guazhou Town and then launch an attack directly to Yangzhou, but now there are actually Chen Jixian's soldiers stationed in Guazhou Town. Could it be that Chen Jixian took precautions?

“What exactly is going on? Why did Chen Jixian’s soldiers settle in Guazhou? How many people are there and what is their purpose? This is a question we need to figure out.”

Feng Ziying was anxious, but she couldn't show it on the surface. She still had a calm and composed expression.

There are many places to land in the entire south of Jiangdu, but the most suitable one is Guazhou. In addition, the Guazhou Inspection Department has been contacted through Long Jinwei and will assist the army to land and start operations quickly. However, Chen Jixian did not expect that at this time, Chen Jixian would The Janissaries are stationed.

It is expected that we will encounter some problems. It is impossible for such a huge war to be won smoothly and effortlessly. That is unrealistic.

 Just encountering such a problem right away made Feng Ziying secretly murmur in her heart. It was so smooth in the early stage, but she must not go into trouble at the critical moment.

"It's not very clear now, because the Huaiyang army stationed in Guazhou is also in a bit of chaos. I originally thought that they would board a ship and cross the river to go to the south of the Yangtze River. Through inquiries from people close to them, it seems that they are indeed going to the south of the Yangtze River, but I don’t know why, but I still haven’t left after a whole day, so we were very anxious, so we came over immediately to report..."

 The person who came here also knew that the matter was of great importance and tried to explain the problem clearly in the simplest language.

"You mean they are definitely going to Jiangnan, but they are just stuck in Guazhou for unknown reasons?" Feng Ziying felt a little more relaxed. If this is the case, there is still room for maneuver.

"It should be so. They should have come on foot. Logically, they could have taken a boat directly in Jiangdu, but it is said that the dock in Jiangdu is too crowded, and there are a lot of supplies transported to Suzhou. The local authorities are not very cooperative, making it very messy. , so I waited there for a long time and couldn’t get on the ship, so I simply moved to Guazhou..."

“It’s more than thirty miles from Guazhou to Jiangdu City, so why don’t you come directly to Guazhou to take a boat?” Feng Ziying found it unbelievable. Is Yangzhou now in such chaos?

It seems that the news about the discord between Chen Jixian and the Yangzhou government is true, or the Yangzhou government feels that since Chen Jixian is leaving, it will be less enthusiastic, otherwise it would not be too lazy to deal with it to save face.

"Well, the soldiers who had been away for a day were very tired and very angry, so they made a big fuss in Guazhou Town. Some soldiers also looted two wealthy families in the town, and those two families had already gone to Yangzhou Prefecture. I went to file a complaint and it turned into a mess..."

Feng Ziying was slightly moved, and it was a mess, which meant that the military discipline was disordered and there was a lack of fighting spirit. Under this situation, it was difficult to say how much fighting power there was, and if the Jiangdu side was also said to be in disarray due to the discord between the government and Huaiyang Town, the move Chaos in the town process, so this seems like an opportunity?

 Thinking of this, Feng Ziying was greatly moved.

Since we have to fight this battle, if we always have the mentality of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, we will inevitably worry about gains and losses, and may even lose the opportunity to fight.

Now that the intelligence feedback has come back, the entire Huaiyang Town is on the eve of chaos when it is about to leave Yangzhou and move to Suzhou and Hangzhou. Even Chen Jixian himself can't control the thoughts of the people below him. He is thinking that he has to leave anyway, and military discipline has begun to become chaotic. , vigilance and defense are also the weakest in this situation.

After waving to signal the messenger to leave, Feng Ziying asked Hou Chengzu: "Huaiyu, you just heard about the situation reported back. I think the chaos caused by the upcoming move of Huaiyang Town is a perfect opportunity. Even if melon The state is controlled by them, but their control is not for defense, but because of some unknown reasons. If we rush into Yangzhou at this time and land in Guazhou Town according to the original plan, what do you think?"

Hou Chengzu's face flushed, he was extremely excited, and he saluted suddenly: "Your Excellency, please leave the first battle of the landing to our Denglai Navy Marine Camp. At this time, whether it is Chen Jixian's personal soldiers or other troops, their minds should not be on fighting. , they may even be dreaming about how to live a new life after going to Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is the best time to give them a hard blow. It can be said that the more they gather at this time, the more likely they will be defeated in one blow. !”

Feng Ziying nodded sharply, "That's it, we'll get back to the ship immediately and set off overnight!"

Back on the ship, Feng Ziying communicated the information obtained with Shen Yourong, Cao Wenzhao and Mao Wenlong. Everyone agreed on this point, that is, since they are going to fight, they should no longer be timid and let go. No matter who is blocking the front, No matter what the situation is, try your best to survive.

 After reaching an agreement, Feng Ziying immediately ordered the fleet to set sail immediately and march into the Yangtze River.

 After making the decision, Feng Ziying calmed down.

There are still 600 miles of waterway from Chongming to Guazhou, but the Yangtze River waterway is no stranger to the Denglai Navy. Even before the North-South War, the Denglai Navy often traveled to and from the Yangtze River for drills, but the North-South confrontation After that, the Denglai Navy suspended drills on this front line.

Probably the biggest advantage for our side is that there is no navy along the Yangtze River. To be precise, the coastal defense north of the Yangtze River estuary belongs to the Denglai Navy, while the coastal defense south of the Yangtze River estuary belongs to the Fujian Navy, while the inland areas of the Yangtze River have always been There is only a small river water division in Nanjing, but it is more than a water division. In fact, it mainly protects the line from Nanjing to Yangzhou from being harassed by water bandits, and basically does not have very strong combat effectiveness.

From Chongming to Guazhou, if everything goes well, it may take three days and three nights, but during this period, you can travel close to the south bank of the Yangtze River. Currently, the wind on the river is northerly, but large ships with Western-style sails have been used on a large scale. Generally speaking, the north wind is good, as long as it is strong, it can bring huge power.

 (End of this chapter)