Become a Feudal King From Today

Chapter 655: Crossing the River

Guangning City.

A huge fleet swept away the mist on the water in the morning glow and slowly sailed through the canal outside the city.

Compared with the warships, the passing merchant ships were like weak babies and burly men.

Merchants and boatmen looked at the giant ships passing by without blinking.

At this moment, they were too shocked, but more of them were full of pride.

Running on the water all year round, they heard about the Yanzhou warships from other merchants.

At that time, they felt incredible.

Seeing it with their own eyes today, they finally understood the feelings of those merchants when they first saw these giant ships.

The appearance of the fleet also attracted many Guangning people.

They climbed up the river bank, pointed at the warships, and tiptoed to peek at the scenery on the warships.

However, because the warships were very tall, they could only see the edge of the deck.

"Captain, after Guangning, we will reach Pingyuan City." On the fleet flagship, Gong Ying stood at the bow, looking down at the surrounding scenery.

At this time, the first mate of the warship came to his side and pointed to the south.

Gong Ying nodded and adjusted his blue new military uniform.

Three days ago, this batch of military uniforms arrived at Jinghai Wharf.

After the twelve warships were launched here, only one month later, the naval camp was successfully completed.

At present, their main naval force has been transferred from Leting to Jinghai.

Along with this batch of military uniforms, there is also the order of King Yan.

Let them go to Pingyuan City Ferry to help the royal army to seize the Qi State Ferry on the south bank of Jinhe River.

Because they were going to launch a surprise attack, they were ordered to arrive at night and launch an attack at dawn.

"Rest here for a morning and continue to set off in the afternoon." Gong Ying said.

This time, they arrived at Pingcheng from the entrance of Haihe River first, and then went south along Pingcheng to Fanyang.

In Fanyang, the canal went to Guangning City and finally arrived at Pingyuan City.

It is precisely because Pingyuan City is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Jin River.

Therefore, Pingyuan City has been a battleground for military strategists in all dynasties.

Since it only takes one day to get from Guangning City to Pingyuan City, if they set out now, they can arrive in the evening.

But the fleet is too big and can be easily discovered by the Qi soldiers on the other side of the river.

If they set out in the afternoon, they can arrive at midnight as scheduled.

After a morning of rest, the fleet set out again.

Going down the canal, it was evening, night fell, a crescent moon rose from the east, and stars filled the dark sky.

The fleet sailed on the river, as if traveling through the sky.

After it was completely dark, Gong Ying took out his pocket watch from time to time to check the time.

Just when the pointer was two quarters away from noon, he saw a faint fire in front of him.

This fire seemed to be hanging high in the sky.

Seeing this, Gong Ying was delighted.

There is no doubt that this is a bonfire on the wall of Pingyuan City.

At this time, he called the flag signalman.

Of course, he didn't ask the flagman to come over and signal in the dark.

Instead, he asked the flagman to light a torch and use it to convey information in the dark.

This is the common way for the navy and the royal army to convey orders in the dark.

The torches can be shaken left and right and up and down to convey different orders.

The flagman gave the order, and soon, the soldiers on the walls of Pingyuan City also waved torches.

"Captain, they said they received it. The army has assembled and is waiting at the ferry. Let's go directly to the ferry."

Gong Ying nodded and ordered the fleet to continue moving forward.

Pingyuan City Ferry.

Generals such as Chang Wei were waiting here. When they learned that the fleet had arrived, he nodded and said to Lu Chang and the other two, "Prepare to board the ship."

The three responded yes and returned to their respective armies.

Soon, they heard the sound of rolling waves in the night.

Looking in the direction where the sound came from, it was pitch black in the distance and nothing could be seen.

It was not until they were within fifty meters that they saw a black behemoth coming from the river. It was Gong Ying's warship.

"General Chang Wei, Captain Gong Ying of the Yanzhou Navy led twelve warships and thirty troop transport ships to arrive on time. Please review them, General."

The warship docked at the ferry. Gong Ying got off the boat and came to Chang Wei. He raised his hand and saluted.

He returned the salute and nodded, "Welcome to you. Continue to wait for orders."

He was still very polite to the Yanzhou Navy.

According to the King of Yan, the royal army now belongs to the army, while Zhou Yi and his men belong to the navy.

The army and the navy are two different arms, all of which are directly loyal to the palace, but there is no affiliation between them.

Therefore, it is still necessary to improve the relationship between the two armies.

After all, sometimes they will need each other's help.

"Yes, General Chang." Gong Ying responded, stood on the side of Chang Wei, and said nothing more.

At this time, the soldiers boarded the troop transport ships one by one under the leadership of the generals.

In two hours, 15,000 soldiers were all on board.

Everything was ready, Chang Wei said to Gong Ying: "Captain Gong, have you all seen the layout of the Qi State artillery?"

The layout of the artillery on the south bank of the Jin River was sent to Jinghai together with the new military uniforms.

The purpose was to let Gong Ying and his men know the location of the artillery so that they could use the artillery of the warships to bombard these artillery during the attack and cover the landing of the troop transport ships.

"General, don't worry, when they come, the captains of each warship will have memorized the layout map by heart, and when the time comes, they will deal with these artillery severely."

Chang Wei felt relieved, although they also built artillery batteries on the north bank of Jin River.

But these artillery batteries were only to prevent the other side from crossing the river.

Because the other side's artillery batteries were built very concealed and at the same height as theirs, and the artillery batteries were piled with stones, they were very solid.

Using their artillery batteries to bombard the other side was not very effective.

However, the warships were different. Because the warships were very tall, facing the Qi State's artillery batteries was equivalent to attacking them from a high position, which was naturally much easier.

After resolving the last concern, Chang Wei said, "Check the time, and launch the attack at 4:00 a.m.."

It was just dawn at this time.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chang, Qinshanguantong, and Gong Ying got together with him and checked the time on the pocket watch.

At 4:00 a.m., Gong Ying ordered the warship to leave the ferry and come to the middle of the Jin River, aiming one side of the warship at the Qi State ferry.

As time passed, the pointer gradually pointed to 4:00 a.m. at 4:00 a.m.

At this time, the river surface was no longer pitch black, and the scenery on the opposite side of the river could be vaguely seen.

When the pointer pointed to 4:45 a.m., at almost the same time, huge flames appeared on the twelve warships, and the hulls of the warships even moved backwards.

Amid the roar, shells flew towards the artillery position at the Qi State ferry.

The warships trembled, and ripples spread out from the warships, drifting away.

At this time, the troop transport took the opportunity to head towards the Qi State ferry.

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