BookMe Chapter 413 Being smart
Chapter 413 Being smart
Qin Yu stood at the bow of the fleet flagship and was reading the briefing sent by Luan Yi in his hand.
"All three landing ports have been occupied by our army, but I am afraid that Hu Yanlie will gather a large army in the near future. Please Qin Shuai lead the fleet to land as soon as possible!"
Qin Yu read the contents of the briefing, and all the generals around him smiled.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" After reading the briefing, Qin Yu sighed three good words in a row.
Luan Yi, Long Ying Jianying and the others directly helped Qin Yu's army clear the obstacles in front of them. Now they could directly drive the fleet to the dock.
"Send the order immediately, and the fleet will move forward at full speed!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Qin Yu and the others were still three days away from reaching Gulanzhou. Luan Yi mentioned in the letter that Hu Yanlie was likely to gather an army to seize the port, so Qin Yu had to reach the location as quickly as possible.
At this time, the pirate leaders entrenched outside the Gulanzhou waters also received a letter from Ping Yilong
In the letter, Ping Yilong offered generous rewards to these pirates to attack the port. He would give a large reward for each level gained. If the port could be recaptured, Hu Yanlie promised to directly promote him to a higher position, and even have all their previous crimes written off. !
Who knew what kind of army these pirates were facing? Ping Yilong only said in the letter that they were rebels, and also concealed the number, saying that there were only 5,000 people.
The pirates thought they were ordinary peasant rebels, so they didn't pay attention at all. They replied to Ping Yilong and said that they would send 20,000 people to deal with the matter. They hoped that Ping Yilong would keep his promise!
Ping Yilong frowned when he read the reply. These stinky pirates were no more powerful than farmers. They were also arrogant and arrogant. They only sent 20,000 people.
Even if two armies are of equal strength, they would need at least five times more troops to fight such a port landing battle, not to mention that the enemy this time is an elite force that is far inferior to the officers and soldiers of Gulan Prefecture.
Ping Yilong immediately wrote back and asked the pirates to devote all their strength and strive to defeat the enemy with one blow. All expenses will be borne by the Gulan Prefecture official! And this time Hu Yanlie directly sent two supervisory troops to supervise the pirates going out to fight.
Now the pirates are quitting. There are only 5,000 people on the opposite side. You want me to send all of them directly? We have a total of 200,000 people!
The group of pirates that Ping Yilong contacted had escaped from Gulanzhou before. Their leader was named Yu, named Yu Gaohu. He also had two deputy leaders, Ye Yongchang and Di Feiguang.
These three people used to be small army leaders in Gulan Prefecture, but later they became bandits. However, instead of upholding justice and upholding justice, they committed even more crimes because they were freed from restraints.
They didn't dare to mess with the government and soldiers, but only bullied the people and merchants. They started out as bandits in the mountains, and were later driven to the sea to become pirates.
Then they were driven out of Gulanzhou, but Ping Yilong did not kill them all, leaving them to continue to ask for money and food from the central government, and to improve their records if nothing happened.
Yu Gaohu, Ye Yongchang and Di Feiguang combined their efforts and found that they could not listen to Ping Yilong's efforts.
If after they take over the dock, Ping Yilong directly sends troops to surround them at the port, it will be completely over.
They don't trust Huyanlie and Heping Yilong. Each of these people is more cunning and cunning than the last.
But they didn't dare to completely offend Ping Yilong, let alone Hu Yanlie. Moreover, this time Ping Yilong sent supervisors here, they would definitely not be able to fool him.
Ye Yongchang made a suggestion: "How about this, boss? I will take 20,000 brothers to the dock. You and the third brother will take the remaining brothers to park the ship five kilometers offshore. After I take over the port, I will send people to investigate first." Are there any officers and soldiers nearby? Come back when it’s safe.”
Yu Gaohu shook his head, feeling that this plan was still not safe. Even if the land was safe, if Ping Yilong sent people to surround them from the sea as soon as they logged in, they would still be captured in one fell swoop.
So Di Feiguang suggested: "How about this, we three brothers form a ladder, the second brother goes to the port, I wait offshore, the boss, you stagger another 20 kilometers behind me, so even if Ping Yilong really sends people, You can also know it first, help us contain it, and buy us time to retreat!"
Yu Gaohu felt that this plan was feasible, so he decided to do it
The three of them were greedy for the conditions offered by Ping Yilong, but also didn't trust Ping Yilong, so they specially kept two hands.
After the plan was confirmed, they found the supervisor sent by Ping Yilong. First, they entertained them with drinks and delicious food, then they were served by many beauties, and finally they gave them valuable gifts. After serving these two gentlemen, Yu Gaohu took out this deployment of combat operations to them
The two of them had long been bribed by this offensive, and they agreed without even looking at it. However, they only had one request, which was to send troops as soon as possible. This was also Ping Yilong's request, and it was also the request of Jiedu Commander Hu Yanlie!
Yu Gaohu said that he would set off tomorrow, which would definitely satisfy General Ping and Lord Huyan!
The next day, the pirate gang headed by Yu Gaohu, Ye Yongchang and Di Feiguang was dispatched. Although it was called a gang, they sent a total of 200,000 people this time! Basically they all came out in droves
However, although this group of pirates has a large number of people, their weapons, equipment and ships are relatively backward. There are only ten battleships, and the rest are ordinary civilian ships or transport ships.
Looking at the mighty ships covering the sea and the military flags fluttering in the wind, Yu Gaohu and the other two people began to feel ecstatic. They even began to imagine that after taking over the dock, they would be promoted to a noble rank, become high-ranking officials of the empire, and reach the pinnacle of their lives.
After they arrived at the pre-planned location, Yu Gaohu stopped with more than half of the people, and let Ye Yongchang and Di Feiguang lead the rest to continue moving forward.
Only then did the two supervisors sent by Ping Yilong realize that something was wrong and asked Yu Gaohu what he meant.
Yu Gaohu said that this was to prevent the enemy troops at the dock from abandoning their positions and escaping from the sea, so he specially set up a blockade, which was bound to completely wipe out this group of thieves!
The two supervisors were dubious about Yu Gaohu's words, but they were short-tongued. They accepted Yu Gaohu's bribe and let him go. Anyway, as long as he could capture the dock, he would be considered a meritorious service.
However, the two supervisors were worried and asked to continue moving forward with Ye Yongchang and Di Feiguang's team.
Unexpectedly, Di Feiguang stopped walking when he was still five kilometers away from the coast. The reason was to prevent the enemy from outflanking, and he wanted to help his brothers on the front line guard the rear.
Although this reason is reasonable, you can't use so many people to defend your butt. You have several times more people than the front line. What can you do if there is no one in the front?
Under the repeated requests of the supervisors, Di Feiguang and Ye Yongchang had no choice but to send 20,000 more people to the front line, 40,000 to attack, and 60,000 to cover behind. It still sounds a bit outrageous.
But compared to the previous 28 allocation, it was much more reasonable. Even so, there was still a supervisor who was still worried and asked to go to the front line with him.