He Donghai waved his hand, and a person came out from the back of the hall. This person was not tall, but his eyes were extremely sharp. Everyone who looked at him seemed to have been stabbed in the eye by a sharp knife. He had a well-proportioned figure, but his eyes were sharp. Although he had a slight smile on his face, it made people feel murderous. I don¡¯t know how many people have killed to cultivate such murderous aura. When he came to the front of the hall, this man didn¡¯t say a word and bowed to everyone in the hall. He handed over his hands and stood there, obviously waiting for He Donghai to introduce him.
"Everyone, this is the Biaojie General Wan Haiwan under former General Li Hu. This time He only selected two thousand elite men, and the other three thousand are the elite Anxi Army under General Wan." He Donghai finished the introduction. , everyone suddenly became excited and stood up to salute Wan Hai and say hello.
"You must know the fighting strength of the Anxi Army, right? Although Xu Jianglong has 10,000 soldiers, the only ones with real fighting strength are Xu Jianglong's 3,000 personal soldiers, and the remaining thousands are just farmers. This This time I will ask Xu Jianglong to spare his life." He Donghai glanced around with his big eyes, and when he saw everyone nodded in approval, he continued: "All brothers are famous businessmen or big landowners in Laizhou. , all have their own escorts, and all the ships combined are much more than my unicorn shark's ship, so this time I have to honor everyone."
He Donghai glanced at Wan Hai here and saw Wan Hai nodded slightly. He Donghai said: "General Wan's troops are just the vanguard. After capturing Ye County, tens of thousands of troops will follow. It will be led by the former general." He personally led the army, but in the name of defeating the Yan army, it was not the Anxi army, but the few of us who came forward to say to the outside world that Xu Jianglong was forced to raise the army, and I was just to avenge the death of my eldest brother," He Donghai At this time, hatred showed on his face. This was the real hatred for the Yan army. "We organized the army to occupy the entire territory of Laizhou. The bigger the momentum, the better. The generals in Dengzhou will also make trouble, and then we will attack the rest." Spread across several states.¡±
Fatty Qian showed a puzzled expression at this time. It was really unclear because what He Donghai said later had not been told to Fatty Qian. Fatty Qian and He Donghai had a good relationship, so Fatty Qian asked directly: "Why not directly In the name of Anxi Army? How can we businessmen help?"
Wan Hai did not wait for He Donghai to answer, and said directly: "The former general meant to eat An Qingxu's East Route Army in one bite. If it was revealed in advance that the former general had arrived, then An Qingxu would definitely have two reactions. One is to immediately assemble a large army and engage in a decisive battle while our army is still on a firm footing. The other is to desperately recover our troops and concentrate them in Luoyang to fight a siege with us. Neither of these is what we want. We hope to use civil riots The public opinion in Shandong is in chaos, and An Qingxu will only send troops to encircle and suppress it. Then we will take the opportunity to eat the troops sent by An Qingxu one by one, weaken the strength of the East Route Army, and then eat the East Route Army in one bite and kill them. Cut off one of An Qingxu¡¯s arms.¡±
Wan Hai took two steps, came to Fatty Qian's side, and patted Fatty Qian on the shoulder: "Mr. Qian, you are really good, you have a quick mind, and you have good ideas when asking questions. Your second question is how can you help? Busy, right?"
Fatty Qian was flattered and nodded repeatedly. The fat on his body rolled out, making him look very funny compared with Wan Hai, who was only considered strong. If he was a familiar friend, he would probably laugh out loud, but everyone in Wan Hai Everyone knew that he was a general of the Anxi Army, how could he dare to smile playfully, not to mention that Fatty Qian's question was also related to themselves, so they all looked at Wan Hai intently to see how Wan Hai would answer this question.
After Wan Hai praised Fatty Qian, he raised his head and said, "You have underestimated your own power in the local area. You are the benchmark in Laizhou, Ye County. Small and medium-sized businessmen are looking at you. There are not more than 100,000 people eating under you." There are also 50,000 people, so once the army is raised, you can be said to be the backbone, and there is another important point. You are all merchants on the seaside, and each of you has many large and small ships, right?"
Fatty Qian, the ones who reacted quickly, immediately looked astonished, and those who were slow-minded were still confused. Wan Hai glanced at Fatty Qian with a smile: "Someone has already figured it out, let me explain it in detail, An Qingxu We built a defensive line on the Yellow River, which made it more difficult for us to cross the river. After all, most of the Anxi Army were warriors from the northwest, and water warfare was not their specialty. The former general did not want to have a head-on confrontation with An Qingxu on the river, so he thought of a detour. , by sea, so we contacted Mr. He, who happened to hate the Yan army very much, so I came to Ye County."
Now everyone understands, but some are still uneasy. After all, they are going to fight Xu Jianglong's troops. The principle of doing business is to reduce risks. It is not easy to engage in a high-risk thing like fighting with the troops. Determined to do it, Wan Hai also expected this to be the case, but at this stage, He Donghai's sea vessel is enough for two people. As for the current situationPeople are only used in the future.
After all, the difficulty of transporting three thousand people is not the same as that of tens of thousands. Logistics support must be transported by sea. In this case, He Donghai¡¯s ships will definitely not be enough. That¡¯s why Wan Hai invited these wealthy businessmen to come over. The people who came over had one characteristic. , even if there are a large number of ships, those who have ships must have dealt with He Donghai, so these people were invited by He Donghai to Wan Hai by name.
Fatty Qian picked up the handkerchief and wiped his sweat. Now that all the servants in the hall had been kicked out, Fatty Qian said, "Then how are we going to prepare for cooperation with the Anxi Army? General Long, we don¡¯t have many people in the city, and compared to the army, our people are just a ragtag group.¡±
Wan Hai laughed loudly: "Don't worry, we won't use your men to confront Xu Jianglong head-on. We won't think about annihilating all his ten thousand people. We just need to defeat him. Otherwise, Anqing If we are angry, we will be afraid and will not send troops to kill us in a steady stream."
Wan Hai looked serious and said: "You are all prominent figures in Ye County, but what we are doing now is a big deal. Before the dinner begins tomorrow, please stay in He Mansion and rest here."
Is this because he was obviously afraid of leaking the news and detained everyone, or Fatty Qian came out and said: "I think Xu Jianglong will know that we came to He Mansion. Will staying here arouse Xu Jianglong's suspicion?"
He Donghai said: "It's okay. Didn't we get together a few times before? We discussed it for three days the first time, and finally we met Xu Jianglong's conditions. I think as long as Xu Jianglong sees that we are still in Ye County, He doesn¡¯t care if we discuss together, he thinks we can¡¯t fight him.¡±
Everyone nodded in agreement, so there was no word for the whole night. The next day, everyone in He Mansion was invited to the hall. The servants served him comfortably, and they drank good tea. When the meal was served, wine and food were served, but He Donghai was There was no shadow, and everyone knew what he was doing, so they just bragged and messed around for a while.
When it was time for the dinner invited by Xu Jianglong, a team leader came directly to He Mansion with fifty soldiers and asked the bosses to attend the banquet at the county government office. Xu Jianglong felt that fifty soldiers were enough for these wealthy households in Ye County. Please move, and there won't be much of a battle.
The steward of the He Mansion respectfully invited these soldiers to come in and rest. The excuse was that the bosses were preparing gifts for Xu Jianglong and asked the military master to wait a moment. The captain took a money bag in his hand, which was all small. Yin Ingot didn't say much, just told everyone to hurry up and waited at the concierge in the front yard.
At this time, on the pier outside the city, a soldier under Xu Jianglong who was standing guard at the pier suddenly shouted from his mouth: "There is a ship coming, and it is a big ship."
Due to the war in Ye County, no merchant ships have come to the dock for a long time. Except for people on the beach who want to fish and eat, only fishing boats go out to sea, so there are not too many troops. There is only one brigade commander leading 300 soldiers to guard the entire dock area. , this brigade commander is not Xu Jianglong's confidant, otherwise he would not be placed in this dock area where there is no oil and water.
After hearing the report of his soldiers, the brigade commander immediately grabbed his sword and ran towards the dock area. The brigade commander was very happy. Finally, a merchant ship came. These merchants on the sea are all very oily. This time they will definitely Make a good deal of it.
When they arrived at the dock, the ship had already docked on the dock, the gangplank had been set up, and a few strong sailors were carefully tying the cables. The brigade commander walked over, followed by fifty soldiers, and asked carelessly "Where did you come from? Where is the person in charge of your ship? Call him to see me immediately."
A sailor glanced at the brigade commander, raised his hands as a greeting, turned around and got on the boat. After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe came out of the boat. Wearing clothes made of good materials makes you feel like a sailor who has been on the water for many years.
The man walked up to the brigade commander and bowed his hands respectfully: "This military master, I don't know what your instructions are for calling me here?"
The brigade commander glanced coldly and hummed a few words from his nose, which also meant to show off his power: "Where are you from? Where are you going? What is on the ship? Have you docked here? What purpose?"
The captain didn't mind the brigade commander's attitude and returned with a smile on his face: "The villain is a ship that collects mountain goods from the north. It is going to Quanzhou. The ship is loaded with mountain goods. Our ship encountered some rough waves at sea. , two sails were broken, so I stopped here for a day and left immediately after repairing the sails."
The brigade commander felt that this guy was so ignorant. He pressed the sword on his waist and said: "This is now the dock of Dayan Kingdom. All ships docking here must pay full berthing fees, otherwise the ship will be detained and all the ships will be detained." Everyone on the boat wants itArrest and question. "
The brigade commander circled around this man and said, "You are talking about mountain goods. What kind of mountain goods are they?"
The man looked very frightened, bowed his head and said: "We will pay any fees, and we will wear the precious furs, ginseng and other precious medicinal materials collected."
When the brigade commander heard this, he was greatly moved. Furs and ginseng were both valuable items. He immediately had the idea of ??grabbing the goods and pushed the man away. The brigade commander took the lead and rushed to the ship, saying: " You are dishonest. I want to personally check whether these goods are loaded. If there is any concealment, you can¡¯t leave. Brothers, check the merchant ship for me."
The fifty soldiers behind him responded loudly, all looking very happy. At this pier, which could only collect some fresh fish from the poor fishing families, a merchant ship finally arrived, and it was still pulling valuable things. It was not a gift for everyone. Has the money come?
The several soldiers standing guard on the dock all had joking smiles on their faces. They all knew the virtues of their brigade commander. The boss of this ship was probably going to be unlucky, but he would also get a share. The faces of all the soldiers All big smiles.
The captain of the ship couldn't even call out, but he took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it into the hand of the brigade commander. The brigade commander was so hot in his heart that he could see the silver that was less than five taels, so he pushed the ship's boss away and took it with him. The soldiers rushed onto the deck.
He did not notice that the bowed ship boss had a mocking expression in his eyes. After getting on the deck, the brigade commander looked around and saw that the merchant ship was very large, probably a ship with more than a thousand materials, but there was no one on the deck. With a wave of his handsome hand, he led the soldiers towards the cabin.
The cabin passage is narrow, the brigade commander takes the lead, and the soldiers follow behind. There is a group of soldiers left on the deck, and the brigade commander is not a fool. The fire chief on the deck looks enviously at the brigade commander going down the cabin to make a fortune. He curled his lips and complained to his men: "Commander of the Brigade, really, who is leaving on this deck to let us drink from the wind? I don't know if we will have our soup later."
"There is soup to drink and meat to eat." A voice sounded, and a round object was suddenly thrown out of the cabin and thrown into the fire chief's arms. The voice said again: "I'll treat you to a pig head first."
The fire chief picked up the thing in his arms and took a look. It was the head of the brigade commander. His eyes were wide open, showing all kinds of fear. He seemed to be wondering why he had lost his head because he was rich. Battlefield guy.
Such a terrifying human head was in front of him. The neck was bloody and bloody, and blood was still dripping down. He was suddenly frightened out of his mind. He let out a super high-pitched scream, which seemed like a dolphin's voice. He threw the human head in his hand and He sat down on the deck with his buttocks, feeling a warmth in his crotch, but he was so frightened that he became incontinent.
His men were not much worse than him. They all had pale faces, soft hands and weak feet. This was a group of armored soldiers pouring out of the cabin. The leading man was extremely majestic, with a huge horizontal sword in his hand. There was blood dripping, and I didn't know if it was the blood of the unlucky brigade commander.
There were probably hundreds of soldiers pouring out of the cabin, and the entire cabin was immediately filled. A group of big men surrounded ten Yan soldiers who were shaking like chaff. These soldiers moved very vigorously and separated immediately. A group of people disembarked along the deck, and then the sound of crossbow strings was heard, and several screams were heard on the pier. The fire chief knew that something was definitely in danger.
The fire chief was still a bit quick-witted, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, shouting: "Don't kill me, I surrender, don't kill me."
The majestic officer was stunned. He probably had never seen such a soldier surrender directly before. This officer was Li Hu's subordinate, brigade commander Sauri. Strangely enough, Sauri had never been to the seaside. I have never been on a sea ship, but I didn't get seasick at all on the sea. I was active all day long, able to eat and sleep, which made his subordinates who were so vomiting that they were so envious. Fortunately, the journey was not far, only two days and one night. They arrived at the Yexian Pier smoothly in time, so the physical strength of the soldiers under his command did not suffer too much.
In the cabin, the Yan Army brigade commander who wanted to get rich directly touched the three hundred tiger and wolf soldiers of Sauri. The result can be imagined. No one had a chance to escape, and even surrendered because the killing speed was too fast and there was no time.
At this time, there were not many Anxi Army soldiers left on the deck. All the soldiers got off the ship to clear out the brigade commander's men. The boss of the ship got on the ship at this time and said to Sauri: "The dock area is too big. , dozens of them ran away, why don't we send people to chase them immediately, lest Xu Jianglong get the news and be alert."
Sauri waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay. The fleet will be here soon. The dock will be cleared immediately and the army will disembark. So what if Xu Jianglong gets the news? Is he really able to fight against us?"
The boss of the boat got off the boat and made arrangements. There were still a lot of people living in the dock area, as well as some fishermen. The boss of the boatIt was He Donghai's men who revealed the name of Unicorn Shark and quickly recruited hundreds of people to start cleaning up the dock area. There were already more than 20 large ships on the sea not far away, and they were two thousand He Donghai's people. and the Anxi Army under three thousand Li Hu.
With the cooperation of He Donghai's people, all five thousand people got off the boat at the dock soon. The soldiers who got off first rushed directly to Ye County under the leadership of their respective brigade commanders. He Donghai's people did not dare to do this to the Anxi Army. They attacked in brigade units, and when the last people were gathered, they all went towards Ye County. When He Donghai's people arrived at Ye County, the whole city was filled with shouts of killing and chaos.
Sauri, who was the first to set off, charged directly towards the city gate. The defenders of Ye County, who had no idea that there would be an enemy attack, were caught off guard and immediately allowed Sauri to break through the north gate. Sauri did not rush into the city immediately. He held firm at the gate of the city and commanded his soldiers to disperse the Yan army. The combat effectiveness of the main army of Anxi Army was no joke. They had strong armor and sharp crossbows. Not to mention the temporary recruits, even General Xu The three thousand elites directly under Long were far from being a match for the Anxi Army.
The barracks outside the city got the news and came to seize the city at the north gate. Sauri easily repelled an attack and retreated, leaving behind hundreds of corpses. Several captains gathered together to discuss what to do, but they had not yet decided. What happened? Three brigades of Anxi troops came and killed more than 6,000 Yan troops. They were killed by 900 Anxi troops. The new troops not only had no effect, but they all abandoned them after seeing only blood. The weapons began to escape.
When Sauri saw this situation, he opened the north gate directly without leaving the city to help, leaving fifty people to guard the city gate. He took the remaining soldiers and went into the city to fight. Not far away, Sauri He ran into Xu Jianglong, the general of the Yan army who had received the news and led people to the north gate.