Princess and the General

The sea water in autumn is as cold as ice.

The moment Gu Wenqing jumped into the sea, she felt cold and stinging throughout her body, and couldn't imagine how to fight this sea battle in winter.

He swam forward numbly, and gradually became familiar with the water temperature for a while before his body regained consciousness.

The surrounding sea was dark, and from time to time there were slight paddling sounds. Soldiers who wanted to come to other ships were also rowing towards the shore.

This place is too far from the coast of Taicheng. It takes at least two hours to row back. He was worried in his heart whether the soldiers could sustain it.

There was a sound of water behind him close to him.

"General, thank you for telling me to undress early, fortunately."

The soldier's voice was shaking, and Gu Wenqing didn't look back. "Don't talk, save your strength."

The people behind didn't talk anymore, I don't know how long it took, the sky was twilight, Gu Wenqing suddenly found that the sound of water behind him was already very weak.

When I look back, the soldier's movements in the water have been reluctant, and his face is soaked in the water.

He looked around the sea, and then continued to swim forward. Before the soldiers behind him had time to speak, he saw that his figure was flexing far.

It is indeed a member of the Gu family. Even in unfamiliar seawater, they are better than ordinary people.

There was a faint in the heart of the soldier, and he felt that he could not support it anymore. It seemed that he could not swim in the boundless sea.

how much longer?

An hour? Two hours?

He was chilling all over, and his hands and feet gradually refused to listen, and no one even listened to the last words.

He originally wanted to ask Gu Wenqing for help, but the latter did not hesitate to go far. The soldiers did not dare to complain. He was just an ordinary soldier. How could the valuable general stay for him?

As Gu Wenqing, his willingness to come has already been admired.

The soldier stopped unconsciously, and the instinct for survival allowed him to move his hands and feet from time to time so that he would not sink into the water. At this moment, a sound of water was getting closer to him.

He opened his eyes and was surprised to see Gu Wenqing returning, and pushed a piece of driftwood over the sea. The material of the driftwood is familiar, and it seems to be the driftwood of the collapsed Korean fishing boat.

"Come up."

It turned out that he was looking for driftwood just now, instead of leaving first.

He patted the driftwood and saw the soldiers still faint, urging: "Hurry up, Sangyi people are not fools, they will soon send someone to chase us!"

The soldier climbed up the driftwood stupidly, and Gu Wenqing pushed the driftwood forward.

When approaching the coast of Taicheng, there were already ships waiting there, and all the artillery on the turret was aimed at the sea, in case there was a mulberry boat coming.

The swimmers and the people on the boat explained their position. The soldiers on the boat went into the water to swim in the distance to rescue the soldiers who were not physically holding the driftwood in the sea.

Fortunately, after the disintegration of the Korean fishing boat, there were many floating logs on the sea. The soldiers were not injured as seriously as they thought. The people were relieved and laughed at the soldiers pushed back by Gu Wenqing.

"You talk about you. Everyone else is holding driftwood in the sea and waiting for us to save it. How dare you lay on your back and let the general push you back?"

The soldier was already embarrassed and was blushed when everyone said that. Gu Wenqing changed his clothes and got out of the cabin. "It's not about him. I worry about being chased by Sangyi people. I have to lie on the driftwood. of."

Gu Wenqing said so. The soldiers laughed and then dispersed. The ship leaned towards the shore, and everyone returned to the army to understand the situation.

"Although it can't cause them fundamental damage, it is enough for them to suffer. What's important is that our soldiers did not have many casualties. This battle is beautiful."

Gu Jiuge smiled in the big account when he received the news, "The royal driver and army will arrive tomorrow. We must be careful to protect the safety of your Majesty, and don't let Sangyi people take the opportunity to counterattack."

Gu Wenqing said: "Now there are our agents in the Sangyi fleet. Once the accident is never caught off guard, this is a blessing in misfortune."

On the next day, the imperial drove to Taicheng, and the local officials went out to greet them, while the military generals were still on standby, ready to attack the Sangyi people at any time.

The place where Taicheng Futai arranges a garrison is a courtyard not far from Fufang. This place is far from the coast, and Sangyi artillery can't hit here, which is the safest place.

Yu Fu knew that she had come to inspire morale, and she would n’t let her go to lead a soldier to fight. She would n’t have to stay in the city to distract the soldiers.

However, Gu Huaijiang, Gu Shubai, and others almost went to the barracks as soon as they arrived in Taicheng. They didn't even have time to rest. I heard that they were still discussing the law of battle when they left, and the father and son argued endlessly.

Only Gu Hanmo led the Yulin Army to stay, and surrounded the courtyard where the imperial palace was stationed, and no one could easily go in and out.

Yufu said: "Three brothers, everyone has gone. Can you stay here with peace of mind?"

Gu Hanmo's face remained motionless, "Yes."

"why?"

"Your safety is more important than anything."

He returned to the cold face when he first learned, as if he was afraid that Yu Fu asked him to take him to the front, so he deliberately chilled her face and let her back.

But today's Yufu is no longer a young Yufu.

She only asked a few words, then went back to the room to look at the discount, and saw a surprise attack arranged by Gu Jiuge in her heart.

"The second brother is so smart that he can think of using a Korean fishing boat."

Gu Hanmo stood outside the door and glanced at her. "Although the soldier was not damaged, the more than 20 artillery pieces sank into the sea, I'm afraid I can't catch them anymore."

The cost of making an artillery is not artificial, but it can cost as much as a thousand dollars.

These more than twenty artillery pieces count at least twenty-three thousand two hundred and twenty silver. Now the Beili State Treasury is empty. The twenty-three thousand two hundred and twenty thousand silver that used to look like nothing in the past are now painful.

Yufu also felt distressed for a while, and then said: "It is more important to sacrifice silver than to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers and the people. Silver can be earned again, and life is at stake."

Gu Hanmo nodded, "I hope we can delay the day when the Ministry of Industry builds a giant ship."

Before leaving Beijing, the Ministry of Industry wrote a letter vowing to say that it would be completed within three months. Now there are two months left, and every day in these two months is torment for everyone.

"After Yancheng was burned down, there is no need to rebuild for the time being, and the surviving people will be arranged to rest in the inland city for a temporary rest and be properly resettled by local officials."

Yufu receives daily discounts from various places and responds to them, while the real battle on the sea is underway.

Gu Huaijiang personally led the army, and a fleet of small boats faced the battle, making the Sangyi people laugh their big teeth.

"Smashing rocks with eggs, how useful are those ants-like boats?"

Although the Sangyi Fleet had just been attacked and suffered a great deal of vitality, in the face of the battle of the boat, it thought it would be indifferent, and a battle began instantly.

The shocking scene appeared before the artillery projected from the giant ship had flew out of the barrel.

Hundreds of boats spread out in an orderly and fast manner on the sea. The artillery did not hit any of the boats. Those boats were as if being controlled by an invisible hand in the air, and they were amazingly flexible.

Sang Yi was taken aback, only to find something even worse--

The small boats came towards them while they were not paying attention!

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Like a siege battle, the soldiers on the boat quickly threw ropes, treating the giant ship in front of them as a high wall, and flexed their muscles toward the giant ship.

The Sangyi people were suddenly in a mess, they knew how good Beili ’s martial arts were, and once they got close to each other, they had no chance of winning.

The artillery was all emptied on the sea, and the Sangyi on the giant ship could only pick up the sword and fight with the Beili soldiers who had climbed up.

Some people were kicked into the water before they climbed up, and some people were lucky enough to get on the deck, and if there was a divine help, it would be ten, with blood flying on the deck!

The Beili soldiers who were shot down on the sea again re-elevated with excellent water, and continued to surge towards the deck of the giant ship. Compared with the siege battle on land, the naval battle has a little advantage--

Falling on the ground is either dead or injured, but it is hardly injured when dropped on the sea.

This situation of just falling down and rushing forward made the Sangyi people overwhelmed for a moment.

They watched as the soldier with the cut arm fell into the sea water, and a large swath of blood was scattered by the sea water, and then they were restored to their original vitality without even being bandaged. Is it really painful to touch the sea with such a large wound?

What panacea these Beili people took, are they monsters that can't be killed?

Fear made their response even more difficult. The Sangyi people on the other large ships wanted to support the main ship, but the hull was large and bulky. Their support speed was far less than that of Beili's boat.

When the big ship finally managed to conquer the siege, Beili's soldiers quickly retired, and they did not fall in love.

Gu Huaijiang knows exactly where the advantages and disadvantages of his warfare are, and naturally will not give Sang Yi people a chance to grasp his weaknesses. The tidewaters of the soldiers generally receded, and the Sangyi people wanted to pursue them. A hundred or so small boats spread out and there was nowhere to chase.

Which ship is the master?

The boats on the entire sea looked exactly the same, I am afraid that even the soldiers of Beili could not tell where the Lord would be, let alone the people.

They can only look forward to sighing, helpless.

On an inconspicuous boat, Gu Shubai and Gu Huaijiang stood in the cabin. The generals looked at Gu Huaijiang's expression and wished to bow on their knees.

They had only heard of Gu Jiajun's name before, thinking that Gu Shubai had exerted Gu Jiajun's strength to the fullest, but compared to Gu Huaijiang, the real master, he was a little witch.

Even Gu Shubai himself had to be surprised, "Father, did you secretly study the method of naval warfare when you were in Beijing?"

Even if he researched, it would be incredible to be able to play such a magical and beautiful battle in a short period of time.

Gu Huaijiang did not answer directly, but asked him, "How did you and Yufu figure out that the local fleet was a wild goose-shaped array, and they attacked from the weak spots behind them?"

Gu Shubai froze for a moment, and for a moment did not understand his intentions.

Gu Huaijiang moved with a beard and Shen said: "The soldiers, the tricks are also very different. The sea battle and the land battle are very different, but the way of the soldiers is the same way. The key to victory in today's battle is the flexibility of the boat, but the number of targets is small, compared to the opponent's Giants, our advantage is flexibility. "

"So when the local fleet was closed, my father did not hesitate to order the withdrawal, because at this time our advantage was gone, right?"

Gu Huaijiang nodded, "This battle brings out the most elite troops of Beili. Only these elite soldiers can make a hundred small boats obey the command and respond flexibly to cooperate with each other seamlessly."

Lin Xuan said: "It was Hou Ye who commanded well. Before we set out, we thought it was a big tree. Now it is known that the embankment is a thousand miles away in the ant's hole. I can benefit from Hou Ye's personal command in the army. "

He was not a talking man, and what he said at the moment was the words of the generals.

Gu Huaijiang showed no complacency, but waved his hand humblely. "All depended on the generals' willingness to cooperate. The old man was in a white suit and was afraid to take credit."

The more humble he was, the more admired the soldiers were.

Although he is now in a non-service white suit, there is a word from Gu Houye. The sergeant in the army is unconvinced and no one dares to obey the command. He is more prestigious than many high-ranking generals.

The team formed by the boats quickly closed on the shore, and the artillery guns aimed at the sea. Once the Sangyi people chased them, they would fire immediately.

The people went ashore and surrounded Gu Huaijiang unconsciously. They looked excited and did not know where to start.

At first glance, Gu Huaijiang saw that the soldier's wound was soaked with seawater, and even the blood could not seep out. He immediately ordered the injured person to be sent for treatment.

"Your Majesty ordered a lot of gold sores to be given to those who were seriously injured."

"The ship sailed into the port immediately, and two more sentry posts were set up outside the port. It must be around the clock, and we must not let the Sangyi people take the opportunity to destroy our ship."

"Let five more carts of artillery be transported in the rear in case of need."

Gu Huaijiang didn't seem to think about it, so he resolved all the problems in front of him, and none of the soldiers in the presence refused to obey. When he heard his voice, he subconsciously did what he ordered.

This may be the style of an innate general who does not need to be commanded or shouted, and is naturally convincing.

"Go back to rest, everyone is working hard today."

He bowed his salute to everyone, and everyone bowed and saluted, "Houye worked hard."

He nodded slightly before leaving.

After this battle, the Sangyi National People's Congress was defeated and was attacked several times by the Beili Army.

They have been as vigilant as possible, but every time they are attacked is a way of war they can't imagine, which makes them clueless and difficult to deal with.

Gu Huaijiang is good at directing the army to face the enemy. It looks like a mantis arm is used as a vehicle, but it makes the Sangyi people unsatisfactory every time.

Gu Shubai was good at surprise. After knowing that the Sang Yi people stepped up patrolling at night to increase their vigilance, they even took advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack in broad daylight. The Sang Yi people did not expect that they would be attacked in the day, and they dared not sleep peacefully, day or night.

And Gu Jiuge and others are either good at defending against the enemy, so that the Sangyi people ca n’t find the opportunity to send troops, or they are good at imagination. They even did the task of sending spies to poison the Sangyi people ’s food.

The situation of the war has improved significantly, and Beili has finally stopped being passively beaten.

The morale in the army has never been more exciting, but the arrangement of one battle after another makes Yufu more busy and cannot rest

"Your Majesty, there is not enough artillery in Taicheng. Please request more!"

"How much do you need?"

The messenger raised his head. "At least twenty cars."

Yufu nodded silently, "The Chuan Hanlin Academy wrote, and quickly ordered Beijing and Central China to make artillery. There is no need to tell me that the Treasury and Silver are inadequate. I already said it last time. Even if I sell iron artillery, I can't afford it. Yet?"

He wrote hesitantly, "Your Majesty, write down the words" Sold out the pot and sold iron "?"

"Write it down."

Yu Fu closed his eyes and immediately heard the news again, "Your Majesty, the grain in Beijing has arrived. How should it be distributed?"

She closed her eyes and opened them again, with red blood in her eyes. "Leave all the grain to the Regent for distribution. He means scum."

He was worried that Gu Shubai simply added that in order to avoid self-sustainment, "Taicheng is the main distribution of grain and grass everywhere, and now Taicheng is the main battlefield. He cannot let the soldiers go hungry.

"Yes!"

Yu Fu sighed, his eyelids closed unconsciously, and suddenly he heard footsteps from outside the hospital, his eyes opened in shock.

The soldier in front of the news was not a soldier, but a general in armor, with a straight sword and eyebrows, holding a helmet in one hand and smiling at her slightly.

His black armor was covered with green patina, which was a trace of corrosion by the sea. He was a dusty servant, but he couldn't stop the glory.

She rose suddenly, rejoicing, "Are you back?"