Chapter 2391 Guizi scrolls are not allowed to be published, and one should do it

  The key point is that such a large-scale fleet entering the Yangtze River can easily be spotted by ships traveling on the river. It is hard to say whether this will leak the news.

   It's just that now that things have come to this point, there is no way to retreat, and there is no turning back.

   "Is there any good way to avoid being detected by the Huaiyang Army in Yangzhou and discovered by Nanjing?"

  The fleet finally set sail, and all the ships had already started sailing, Feng Ziying asked.

With the exchanges with Xiyi, the design principles of masts and soft sails of Xiyi ships were also introduced here. Feng Ziying encouraged them to build Western-style Clarke ships on a large scale when the Denglai Navy was formed. In fact, the division is mainly based on Clark warships, and also absorbed some Chinese-style lucky boats to transport the soldiers of the sailor battalion. In the process, Fuchuan transportation is mainly used as the leader.

"There is no good way. From now on, enter the Yangtze River Estuary. Although this section of the river is wide, there are many boats coming and going. The navy can keep the ships entering the Yangtze River Estuary behind, but the merchant ships coming down from the upper reaches have no way to escape." Once intercepted, of course they came down from the upper reaches, and when they saw our fleet, they passed by in a flash. When they found us below Nantong Prefecture, it didn't have much impact, because the downstream is to go to sea, and the section above Sanjiangying It’s nothing to discover, because it’s too late, only the section from Sanjiangying to Nantongzhou, especially the section between Jingjiang and Jiangyin, if someone with a heart really discovers our movements and becomes suspicious, they will stop the ship immediately and issue a warning to Yangzhou , we may encounter Yangzhou's prepared resistance,..."

  Shen Yourong still spoke objectively, and Feng Ziying also agreed.

   "That is to say, there is still the risk that Chen Jixian sensed something wrong and immediately prepared to fight?" Feng Ziying asked thoughtfully.

"It's possible, but to be honest, it's not very likely, or according to the situation you introduced, even if Chen Jixian realized that the problem was wrong, it would be too late to react. Huaiyang Town should be in a state of crisis now. In a relatively chaotic state, I estimate that even if Chen Jixian wants to prepare the army immediately, he may not be able to do it, or he will be powerless, and it will be difficult to achieve the effect he wants."

  Shen Yourong is old and hot, and he is very accurate in judging the state of Huaiyang Town.

  The river wind passed by, and the fishy smell of the water was sometimes light and sometimes strong. Feng Ziying nodded silently.

  Shen Yourong's judgment was not aimless, but a combination of the current situation of Huaiyang Town and an objective evaluation of the various ministries of Huaiyang Town at the current special time point.

   Or Chen Jixian can get the early warning news, but can he gather the army in the shortest time and quickly enter the state of war?

When everyone's spirits are scattered and they are all looking forward to the next stage of affluent and leisurely life in Suzhou and Hangzhou, you suddenly say that you want to prepare the army for war. I am afraid that the contrast is too big and more dangerous. Falling into even greater chaos, if the secret agents of Long Jinwei who are mixed in can take the opportunity to make noise, it is very likely that many people will directly submit to Zhaoan.

"At this time, it seems that we have no choice?" Feng Ziying spread her hands freely, "Then follow what you said, let the navy send a few ships to stop, so as to prevent any merchant ships from running ahead of us. After arriving in Nantong Prefecture, we are about to start preparations. What I mean is to let Wenzhao's Denglai Town land from Guazhou Town, and the navy will directly enter the canal and reach the city of Jiangdu,..."

  Shen Yourong was startled, "Didn't you say that you want the navy not to enter Yangzhou, but go to Jinling first?"

"In this situation, I think we still have to win Yangzhou first and get rid of Chen Jixian's Huaiyang Town. On the Nanjing side, I think if Yangzhou goes well, then the navy has time. If it doesn't go well, then Jiangbei will be dealt with. Niu Sun II, it’s okay to fight Nanjing again.” Feng Ziying nodded solemnly.

Shen Yourong's complexion changed slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "Master Feng, I thought we had to take Jinling first. Jinling has almost no garrisons, and a few guards are not worth mentioning. As long as our navy enters Nanjing, Wang Ziteng will not dare They went south by boat majesticly, forcing them to choose a place to land, then we won the initiative, and after solving Yangzhou, I think it is too late to rush to Nanjing immediately."

  Feng Ziying was also a little entangled, "Is it possible to win Nanjing with only one naval division? If the naval battalion is taken away, I am a little worried."

   "Then keep a battalion of sailors, Huaiyu will follow your lord, and I will take a battalion of sailors to Nanjing. I don't believe that the poor Jiangbao division and guards in Nanjing can really stop me!" Shen Yourong said blatantly.

However, although Nanjing has no border towns, after all, as the southern capital, there are more than 10,000 guards. If a battalion of sailors is blocked when they land, and a stalemate is formed, the situation of the battle will be difficult to predict, especially in Wang Ziteng's department. It is still difficult to determine when to go south.

Feng Ziying finally nodded, "I still have some contacts in Jinling. Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, is my old acquaintance. I also sent someone to contact me early on. I just don't know if this person is brave enough. If he can come forward Raise your arms and shout, the Jinling Guards may not be useable by me."

Shen Yourong's eyes lit up, "My lord, the prefect of Jinling is still very useful at this time, it is unknown how much the Nanjing six departments will be able to play in the future, the officials of the six departments are panic-stricken, and few people are willing to listen to them, especially the few All the principals have gone to the capital, and those left behind are useless, so if the prefect of Jinling steps forward, it will definitely play a big role."

  Feng Ziying smiled wryly, "I know that too, but this guy is a bit timid, it depends on whether he dares to give it a go."

  There is nothing to say about the night voyage, the fleet is sailing against the crosswind on the south bank of the river, the wind is stronger at night, and the temperature drops rapidly.

  The summer heat in the south of the Yangtze River in October has long since dissipated, replaced by the rustling autumn wind, but it is indeed a great thing for night sailing. The stronger the wind, the better the forward speed, but it is hard for the sailors.

   When the sun fell on the sails of the river again, the fleet had already passed Nantong Prefecture.

  However, because it is close to the south of the Yangtze River, only the shoreline of the north of the river can be seen from a distance.

   Today should be the most critical day. As long as we can maintain this speed, we can pass between Jingjiang and Jiangyin smoothly.

But at this time, Feng Ziying became more and more calm. Even Shen Yourong admired this little Supervisor Feng. After knowing him for so many years, he felt that this one was really a genius, unfathomable. The speeches and suggestions are all to the point, and have far-reaching intentions. Only by implementing them can you really feel them.

  Taking the use of western-style warships as an example for naval warships, the long-barreled artillery began to be popularized on warships instead of the previous gang-to-board battle, and Shen Yourong was a little unacceptable at first.

  However, after personally organizing several rounds of battles between this kind of warship and traditional Chinese warships, I found that the power of the extended tube artillery of Western-style warships was too strong, almost forming an overwhelming advantage.

  Every time the traditional combat mode of the navy was shattered by this long-distance bombardment battle, the flexibility of the western-style warship and the combined power of the long-barreled artillery were brought into full play, and the other side could not organize an effective attack at all.

   And trying to jump to the side to join the ship is only effective unless the opponent makes a mistake and pulls it to a fairly close range. However, if it is supplemented by enough sailors and guns to shoot at each other, it will bring huge damage to the other party.

  Only this one, Shen Yourong can't understand, how can a civil servant who has almost no contact with naval tactics and ships, be able to assert the development direction of the navy?

  But the facts proved the other party's correctness, which made Shen Yourong only able to say that he was born to know it.

  It is precisely because of this that he is still following the opponent at this age. Of course, the opponent has also given full support to the components of the Denglai Navy from all angles, which is also a reason.

  The number of ships on the river began to increase. After the navy sent warships from the east of Nantong Prefecture to intercept the ships entering the Yangtze River Estuary on the grounds of hunting down Japanese pirates, only merchant ships were left downstream.

There is not much to do with these ships, and it is impossible to intercept them on such a wide river, so they can only let them go eastward. It is very difficult to make a prediction within a short period of time, and to berth and dock quickly, and then report the news.

   Of course, if such an unexpected episode really happened, Feng Ziying would also admit it.

   It seemed peaceful along the way, but Feng Ziying became more and more anxious inside.

  Everything will be revealed when we arrive in Guazhou Town, two days have passed

  , are Chen Jixian's soldiers still in Guazhou Town? Will there be additional troops?

While attacking from Guazhou, the navy will enter the canal and attack Jiangdu. Feng Ziying wants to gamble that Chen Jixian will not be able to respond adequately, so that Jiangdu can be raided in the shortest possible time, and Guazhou will actually be taken. It becomes a backup backup in case the direct attack on Jiangdu fails, and Guazhou can take a frontal attack to defeat Huaiyang Town.

   As the sun sets, it finally ushers in another night.

   The scout sent by Feng Ziying to the shore to receive information has not yet returned, so he will ride to the front to wait for the small boat ahead before returning to the fleet, which can save time and avoid unnecessary consumption.

  The night is like ink.

   After hearing the scout's report, Feng Ziying felt mixed feelings.

The good news is that at least Chen Jixian has not been vigilant so far, and the situation in Jiangdu City is still a little chaotic. The worry is that Chen Jixian's personal soldiers in Guazhou Town are indeed planning to take a boat from Guazhou Town to the south of Suzhou, and the number has increased from more than 1,000 to 3,000 In addition, a part of the Huaiyang Army that went south from Gaoyou Prefecture will also arrive in Jiangdu tomorrow, which also means that the strength of Jiangdu will continue to increase.

  (end of this chapter)