Episode 10 Chapter 438

Chapter 438 When Dong Sheng was alive, Shao Fang was upset when he saw him. Now that Dong Sheng died in front of him, Shao Fang was heartbroken and cried loudly. People are so strange.

Shao Fang did not discard any of the three suggestions Dong Sheng made to him, but accepted them all.

First, he burned the memorials of accusation to stabilize people's hearts, so that the civil and military officials in the court would no longer have any worries and could unite to face the outside world. Then, he re-employed Nan Yan, restored him to his original position, continued to serve as the commander of the Huben Army, and conferred him the title of marquis. He ordered Nan Yan to lead the Huben Army to the south to meet the An and Huan armies in the south. Next, he urgently recruited Gao Hang and conferred him the title of Marshal of the Zhenjiang Navy to guard Zhenjiang.

Gao Hang was originally Xu Lengzhi's deputy general. He was not very old, but he was quite talented. He was deeply appreciated and valued by Xu Lengzhi. If the East China Sea Navy did not need someone to take charge of the overall situation, Xu Lengzhi would definitely take him to Haowan County to resist the Feng Army.

Of course, it was also thanks to Xu Lengzhi that he did not bring Gao Hang, otherwise the latter would have died with him in Pufeng City.

Zhenjiang is the northern barrier of the capital of Mo State. There are 100,000 naval forces stationed here. When Gao Hang was recalled to the capital, the East China Sea Navy was also recalled. The East China Sea Navy of Mo State has as many as 150,000 people, and they often participate in naval battles. Whether in terms of combat power or actual combat experience, they are far superior to the Zhenjiang Navy. If the East China Sea Navy arrives in Zhenjiang, it will undoubtedly add an insurmountable barrier to the southward advance of the Fengyu Coalition. After all, Feng State and Yu State are not vassal states that are good at naval forces.

The only thing to be thankful for is that it will take a long time for the East China Sea Navy to get to Zhenjiang. Gao Hang only needed to ride a horse or a carriage to go overland from Donghai County to the capital, but the navy's ships could not go overland. They had to start from Donghai County, bypass the coastal areas, enter the Zhenjiang estuary, and then go upstream along the Zhenjiang River, crossing two counties before they could reach the capital. Even at the fastest speed, it would take the Donghai Navy at least two months to travel such a long distance.

So for the Mo Kingdom, as long as their Zhenjiang Navy could hold on for two months, they could wait for the Donghai Navy, a strong support, to give them an absolute advantage in naval warfare.

Similarly, for the Fengyu coalition, they had to strive to defeat the Zhenjiang Navy within two months before the Donghai Navy arrived, and transport the main force of the entire army across the river to ensure the smooth progress of the war to destroy Mo.

After Gao Hang returned to the capital, he accepted Shao Fang's conferment, took office immediately, began to deploy defenses in Jiangnan, and trained and dispatched the Zhenjiang Navy. Gao Hang was only in his thirties, handsome, and had a baby face, looking much younger than his actual age.

However, his style is not as weak as his appearance. He is vigorous and resolute, and his iron fist is tough. As soon as he took office, he launched a drastic rectification of the Zhenjiang Navy and formulated a series of assessment systems. The capable ones are promoted and the mediocre ones are demoted. Those generals who only care about money, take bribes and pervert the law, and neglect their duties will be severely punished.

The Zhenjiang Navy is a typical young master's army in Mo State. It has never fought a war since its establishment. It is also neglected in training on weekdays. Most of the generals in the army are not familiar with water battles. Ten of them are dandy sons of aristocrats. They come to the Zhenjiang Navy to gild themselves and earn some qualifications in the army for future promotion.

Gao Hang is also very troubled by such a naval corps. If he moves one, the whole will be affected. Fortunately, Shao Fang supports him very much and gives him full trust, which allows Gao Hang to implement a series of measures.

If it comes to fighting land battles, Gao Hang is definitely an amateur, but he is an expert in naval battles. His ancestors for four generations have all been naval generals, and Gao Hang can be said to be from a true naval family.

Gao Hang has not been the commander of the Zhenjiang Navy for long, but he has achieved considerable results. A large number of capable young nobles have been promoted by him and hold important positions in various parts of the army.

However, Gao Hang also has his limitations. No matter how much he values ​​talents, the generals he promotes and uses are basically all from noble families. For those talented soldiers who are from civilian families, he still excludes them from the core of power.

In this regard, he is far inferior to Tang Yin.

As for the situation on the Mo Kingdom side, the Fengyu Alliance has already understood it clearly through the spies of the Sky Eye and the Ground Network. In the war between Feng Kingdom and Mo this time, all the troops were dispatched by the army. Now that they are going to fight Zhenjiang, they will finally use the navy.

In fact, the old Feng Kingdom (before it annexed Ning Kingdom) did not have a navy. It was not until Feng Kingdom annexed the eight counties of Ningbei that it took over the navy that originally belonged to Ning Kingdom. This allowed Feng Kingdom to have a navy that was not strong but not weak.

Feng Kingdom’s navy was in Ningdi, and there was no waterway leading to Zhenjiang. It seemed unlikely that Feng Kingdom’s navy would appear in Zhenjiang.

However, this view was completely wrong. As early as when Feng Army went south to attack Mo Kingdom, Ningdi’s navy began to move eastward and entered Feng Kingdom. Then, at the suggestion of the Military and Political Hall, Feng Kingdom’s navy went to Zhenjiang by land.

Feng Kingdom first made huge wooden boards, fixed the boats on them, and then used logs as rollers, and pushed and pulled the bottom wooden boards by manpower to move the boats on land. Feng Kingdom’s navy had 100,000 people, and no less than 200 large and small ships, all of which were transported on land. The huge scale of the project can be imagined.

Not counting the 100,000 naval officers and soldiers, the levied labor service alone amounted to more than 200,000 people. They went all the way south from Feng Country, passed through half of Feng Country, passed through the five counties of Mobei, and then traveled through half of Mo Country. Arrive in Zhenjiang. The cost was so huge that Feng Guo also spent a lot of money.

It was a lot easier when this dry land fleet entered the territory of Mo Country. At least it no longer required labor from the country. All the labor was replaced by prisoners of the Mo Army. This saved Feng Country a lot of money. Of course, The Fengren treated these prisoners of Mozambique no differently than they treated slaves. On the way to transport the fleet, countless prisoners of Mozambique died of exhaustion halfway.

In any case, not long after the Fengyu Allied Forces stationed themselves on the north bank of Zhenjiang, Fengguo's navy was forcibly moved from Fengguo's mainland to Zhenjiang. The commander-in-chief of the Feng Kingdom's navy is He Yi from Feng, and his deputy commanders are from Ning, named Sun Bing and Xu Yan respectively.

In that era when the army was king, the naval force had never been taken seriously in the Feng Kingdom. Although there were 100,000 people and a legion, it did not have a legion number and was not included in the Feng Kingdom's Central Army Corps.

Most of the commanders of other legions were generals, or at least lieutenant generals, but He Yi's military rank was only one level higher than the corps commander, while the two deputy commanders, Sun Bing and Xu Yan, were half a rank higher than the corps commander.

After the navy ship arrived in Zhenjiang, Tang Yin personally met He Yi, Sun Bing, and Xu Yan.

He Yi was born in a military corps directly under the Central Government and did not know how to engage in water warfare. Sun Bing and Xu Yan were both serious naval generals. Their combination was a typical layman's leadership.

The reason why this happened was because Tang Yin trusted Feng Ren in the early stage and ensured that Feng Ren would occupy a dominant position in the army. In addition, the navy army had never been within the scope of Tang Yin's attention, so he kept making mistakes like this.

After He Yi, Sun Bing, and Xu Yan saluted Tang Yin, he asked He Yi if he had any plan to defeat the Mo Navy.

He Yi used to serve as the commander of the regiment in the direct army and was directly under Tang Yin. He has not seen the king since he became the commander of the naval army. Now he is inevitably a little agitated.

Without even thinking about it, he loudly replied: "Report to your Majesty, everyone in our army is determined to die on the battlefield, and they are also confident in defeating the enemy. If our army attacks, we will definitely be able to defeat the Mo Kingdom Navy in one go!"

After hearing this, Tang Yin looked up and smiled. He admired He Yi's high fighting spirit, but the plan seemed a little rough. Should he just go straight through it?

He laughed for a while, then Fang asked softly: "He Yi, according to our investigation, the new commander-in-chief of the Zhenjiang Navy of Mo is Gao Hang. This man is well versed in water warfare. Water battles are the most common occurrence in Mo. There are many scenic spots in Donghai County, are you confident that you can beat him? "

Gao Hang? He Yi Yagen had never heard of this name. He hesitated for a long time, scratched his hair and said: "According to...according to the last general's knowledge, the Zhenjiang Navy has loose military discipline and lacks combat strength. It should...should not be a match for our army."

After hearing this, Tang Yin shook his head and said: "The information you got is from the past, and the situation now is very different from before. Since the change of commanders in the Zhenjiang Navy, most of the inactive generals in the army have been replaced. Gao Hang has been replaced, a large number of generals who are proficient in water warfare have been promoted, and the entire army has been diligent in training, and their combat capabilities have been greatly improved. Don't you know this? "

Hearing the dissatisfaction flowing from the king's mouth, He Yi hurriedly lowered his head and stammered: "The general... The general has been on his way, so... so there is some news that he doesn't know..."

"I wonder, don't you know how to ask?" Tang Yin frowned and said, "You know clearly that a war is coming, but you don't even care about your opponent, then what are you caring about all day long!"

This was originally a reprimand from Tang Yin, but He Yi actually replied seriously: "General Mo will supervise the transportation of the fleet and cannot let the ships suffer any losses on the way. Otherwise, even if General Mo has ten heads, he will bear the responsibility." I’m sorry!”

Tang Yin was so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry. How could He Yi be so stupid? How could he be chosen as the commander of the navy in the first place?

Of course, he must have forgotten that it was Wuying who recommended He Yi, but he signed the approval himself.

Before meeting He Yi, Tang Yin thought he was good. Now that they had met, the more Tang Yin talked about him, the more discouraged he became. Can such a confused commander really defeat Gao Hang, who was entrusted with important tasks by Shao Fang? .