Feng Jiye's troops used sand boats to carry artillery and a large amount of baggage. They marched very slowly. They chased for three days, but they didn't pursue anything, but they burned, killed and looted along the way. Three days later, Feng Jiye felt as if he had walked into an uninhabited wilderness. The people along the river had already fled after hearing the news. He stood on the deck, and his eyes were filled with vegetation. The green fields and lush woods contrasted with the pale reeds on the shoals by the river. If he just stood on the boat and admired the scenery, it would have a different artistic conception. The "ding-dong" sound of the paddle stirring in the water seemed a bit lonely, and the birds screaming in fright made the sky feel empty. More than two thousand people from Xu's army were gathered together on the shore, but there didn't seem to be many people. At this time, except for cities and markets where the population is concentrated, people in the countryside are really sparse. But Feng Jiye had no intention of enjoying the scenery, and such a boring march made him feel anxious. He stood bored for a long time, when he encountered a small boat approaching. A warrior boarded the flagship deck, clasped his fists in salute, straightened up and pointed to the northwest, "General Feng, please look, the stretch of river ahead is unusual." Feng Jiye looked over. After a while, he said, "That white thing is the reed water?" Wu Fu said: "Exactly, in the three-mile-long river ahead, there are three tributaries in the front and back, and the waterways are complicated; and there are large stretches of reeds on the river. There are deep forests and trees on both sides of the river. It's very easy to hide land and water soldiers and horses in this terrain, so we have to be careful." Feng Jiye looked serious and said thoughtfully: "There are too many woods and reeds, and hundreds of people can't search them out for a while. What's coming?" Wu Fu said: "General Feng is wise!" The fleet and soldiers continued to advance slowly, and the endless reeds and jungles became more and more clearly visible. Another general approached the flagship in a small boat and asked Feng Jiye if he had stopped marching. Feng Jiye thought for a moment and said, "Keep going!" "General" the military commander said. Feng Jiye said irritably: "What are the people and horses doing here?" The military general hurriedly warned: "Beware of ambush!" Feng Jiye waved his hand: "When the water comes, the soil will cover it, and the soldiers will stop it! Order the whole army to be on alert!" "Yes!" The clock on the river The drumming and shouting were lively for a while, and then gradually became quieter. The oars on the large and small boats were still churning the river water slowly and slowly, and the boats floating on the cool green water continued to move up the river. Feng Jiye could no longer dislike the hot weather, so he took off his helmet and put it on, placing his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. He stared at everything very slowly. Everyone around seemed to be holding their breath, waiting to pass through this unclear body of water. A guard on the deck freed up a hand and silently wiped the sweat dripping from under the brim of his iron helmet. Time is passing very slowly. After a long time, suddenly the sound of many people shouting came from a boat ahead. Feng Jiye immediately turned his head and asked loudly: "What happened?" Someone replied: "General, the ship seems to have hit something. We can only wait for the people in front to report it!" Feng Jiye made a decision immediately: "Ring the bell, Order all ships to stop!" The river was noisy again. After a while, two bamboo rafts emerged from the reeds and water plants, and then more plank boats and bamboo rafts appeared on the river. First, they went straight to a damaged boat with a crooked mast, shouting everywhere The sound was loud. Feng Jiye shouted: "Prepare for war!" He looked up and saw that a row of triangular flags on the flagship ship building had just been replaced by black flags indicating a stop of advancement, and the continuous beating of the copper bells had not stopped. At this time, the drummer in the cabin sounded the war drum again "dong dong dong". There were shouts of killing on the river, and the noise was endless. After a while, suddenly "bang bang bang" the sound of artillery was mixed in. The cannons and guns on each sand ship all sounded, and the smoke was like white mist. The same spread rapidly on the water. "Bah bang bang" Feng Jiye heard the sound of firearms firing in the woods on the shore. Xu Jun's infantry set fire and fired volleys of guns, so there were bursts of explosions in the forest, and the sound waves came one after another. Feng Jiye stood firmly on the deck with his sword pressed, observing the scene in front of him coldly. He believed that the water surface was open, allowing Xu Jun's firearms to display their firepower, and the situation should be slightly better. What should be worried about most was the soldiers and horses in the woods on the shore. The vegetation was very dense and there were too many obstacles to avoid close combat! In a close-quarters battle, it's obvious that numbers of people play a big role. At this time, someone rowed over and shouted: "General Feng, there are sharp wooden piles in the river, and two boats hit the seepage!" Feng Jiye responded with a wave of his hand. There was a deafening sound on the flagship deck.The explosion made his ears ring. After the firing, other loaded cannon mounts were pushed to the side of the ship. The soldiers shouted and pulled out the bright copper cannon from the cast iron body and replaced it with a new one. Feng Jiye learned about these Forbidden Army weapons after leading the army. The power and range of the cannons were far less than those of the cast copper cannons, but they were lighter and could be placed on small boats, and they were enough to deal with the sampans of the Jiaozhou navy. The smoke after the artillery fire dispersed slightly, and Feng Jiye vaguely saw the enemy soldiers holding wood and shouting on the water. Wooden boards and bamboo poles were everywhere on the river, and it was a mess. A fire broke out in the reeds not far away, but there was no wind in the air and it was difficult for the fire to spread. It was chaos all around. "Let go!" A general pointed his sword at the boat in the distance. A dozen sharpshooters pulled out their bowstrings. They held their heads high and held their chests high in almost the same posture. Feng Jiye could tell that the Forbidden Army soldiers were really well-trained. The sound of "bang bang bang" sounded like the vibration of piano strings. The screams of being hit by arrows in the distance were quickly covered up by the "bang bang bang" explosions of light cannons that sprayed flames. In less than an hour, the sampans and bamboo rafts on the river no longer appeared. The enemy's ambush and siege were ineffective. There are artillery fire and bows and arrows in the distance, and guns and guns nearby, and the shields can't withstand it! The surrounding warships shouted words to repel the enemy soldiers. Feng Jiye asked: "How are the people and horses on the shore?" After the smoke cleared, a small boat came. The people on the boat could not get on the flagship, so they clasped their fists and shouted: "The enemy soldiers fled before they broke through our heavy infantry formation!" Feng Jiye After hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the Forbidden Army generals on his left and right and said happily: "The men and horses of the Tiger and Guard Army are really amazing, I still underestimated you." When the generals heard the exaggeration, they shouted: "We infantry troops, Those facing the front are the elite heavy cavalry of the Liao Kingdom. They can beat the crap out of the barbarian rebels without using firearms! " "Hahaha" The sound of cannons and gunfire gradually died down, leaving only sporadic gunshots. Xu Jun cleaned up the battlefield, rescued wounded soldiers and those who fell into the water, killed the enemy soldiers who did not run away, and stayed on the river with hidden stakes for a long time before passing through this dangerous place. By that time, the sun had already set on the treetops in the west. Feng Jiye sent his envoys to camp in a place with a wide view. That night, the generals gathered in the Chinese military tent and talked about it. Three or four days after leaving "Taiping Village", everyone was gradually confused. A general muttered: "In this situation, we can't catch up with anything. We can only fight when the enemy troops attack. We are getting further and further away from the camp and go deep into the enemy's territory. If we win a few battles, we might as well go back." Feng Jiye He clapped his hands and said loudly: "The troops in chaos along the road are all rats. If you lead the elite troops to work hard for this military exploit, they will undoubtedly drive away tigers and kill chickens!" Everyone asked: "What is General Feng's advice?" Feng Jiye opened a picture with crude lines. , tapped it with his fingers three times, "Luocheng!" "Wow!" The tent immediately boiled, and everyone's expressions became exaggerated. Some people were shocked, some looked confused, and some just shook their heads. The civilian officials who accompanied the army immediately objected: "No! We are the forward army with very few troops. We are thousands of miles away from the country with high mountains and vast seas. We have not decided in advance to fight a decisive battle with the Jiaozhou Army, let alone attack the enemy's capital as soon as we arrive?!" "Bang!" Feng Jiye raised his hand and threw the iron cup to the ground. The object immediately became flat. He was furious and said angrily: "I am the commander-in-chief! Even if Chief Shi Zheng Xianchun and Deputy General Zhang Jiankui are present, can they have the final say? Ah!" There was immediately silence in the tent, and the civil servant also fell silent. Naturally, no other generals spoke in response to this irritation. Unexpectedly, Feng Jiye is a moody person at all. He was furious just now, but in the blink of an eye he said in a serious tone: "The enemy soldiers are vulnerable, but we are not familiar with the place, so we can't find or catch up. But humans can't run away, but monks can't run away. Temple, there is a place where we have made great achievements Luocheng!" "Three thousand fine armors are enough to destroy his country!" Feng Jiye's eyes turned red, and he couldn't hold back his excitement. "I took a closer look more than once. In a majestic formation, the enemy soldiers are numerous and outnumbered. We can easily defeat the enemy soldiers. Now that there are some heavy artillery in the cabin, why can't we attack the city?" A middle-aged general gave careful advice. Said: "General Feng is brave, resourceful, and quite courageous. But to attack a major town, you must first besiege the city. We have less than three thousand people. How can we besiege the city? Under Chen Bing's city, there are enemies on all sides. There are no food routes or retreats. The scouts can't move even an inch. Okay, even if we are a tiger and wolf army, how can we fight under a high wall?" Feng Jiye said: "The fortifications in Luocheng are far different from those in the Central Plains. Don't worry about it. As for the surrounding strongholds and fortresses, are they not 'expropriated' by our department? A land of food? With the harvest, we can still drive them to dig the soil and attack the city" He didn't wait for the general to speak, and immediately asked categorically: "You are not tempted by the achievements of the country (Jiaozhou has established a country named Daquyue)? Three thousand fine armors destroyed the country and spread throughout the world. Wouldn't billions of people in the world talk about it? Guangzong Yaozu, success and fame, today! "Obviously, what Feng Jiye said before had little effect, but the last sentence really moved the generals present. Generals are not greedy for merit? That is like the sun rising from the west! Only the civilian officials accompanying the army said: "The military power is in the hands of General Feng. If General Feng insisted on going his own way, and his subordinates had no choice but to send a quick horse to respond and inform Zheng Changshi. " Feng Jiye said angrily: "Mother, I love you so much! "