Compared with Li Xiaofei's smooth march to capture Qixia Pass, Zhu Asan's luck was not good. He encountered strong winds at sea and was blown off the channel. The fleet arrived three days later than originally expected.

When Zhu Asan's navy landed, or to be precise, they landed forcefully, the three warships in front directly hit the dock and engaged the Wei army in close combat. They exchanged lives for their lives, and the people behind were able to land one after another.

The Liangzi Banner on the top of the small town of Sanjiangkou is incomplete. There are burning logs everywhere on the top of the city. Half of the archway at the city gate has collapsed. There are still a few people throwing stones down on the city.

Zhu Asan rushed to the dock with his sword and ordered the troops to divide into two groups and attack the Wei army outside the city.

On the top of the city, Meng Crow poked his head out and shouted, "Kill them all! I've been feeling like a bird for half a month!"

At this time, the Wei army saw that the city was about to be destroyed, but unexpectedly Zhu Asan struck him with a stick. There was a lot of anger in his heart, but he was at the end of his strength.

Zhu Asan and his men also came from afar, relying on their belief in saving people like putting out fires to support their charge.

Both sides were out of strength. The Wei army retreated when they saw the difficulty, but Zhu Asan stopped at the right moment.

After temporarily repelling the Wei army, Zhu Asan left half of his men on the boat while the other half carried grain and supplies into the city.

There are only eighty-three Nan Haimen left in the city, and the rest have already died in the battle. If Zhu Asan had come an hour later, these eighty-three people would also have died here.

Meng Crow sat slumped on the ground, "I haven't slept for three days and three nights. Can you send me to the ship to have a peaceful sleep?"

When Zhu Asan saw these eighty-three scarred comrades, he couldn't help wiping his eyes, "You guys sent them all to the ship for treatment. It's because we were late! I'm sorry, brothers!"

Meng Wuwu didn't answer but fell to the ground with his eyes closed and started snoring. The soldiers had to carry him onto the boat.

Zhu Asan climbed up to the watchtower to take a look at the situation of the Wei army. He saw that the Wei army had already built a stronghold on a hill ten miles away. Dozens of smoke were rising from it. They must have been burying pots to make rice.

Tian Erzhuang looked at it and said, "Let's take advantage of this moment to launch a sneak attack. Even if we don't succeed, we can still disrupt their food supply!"

Zhu Asan nodded, "Okay, I will lead people to charge, and my second brother will lead people to strengthen the city wall! I will come back as soon as I go!"

Just as Zhu Asan was about to take people out of the city, Tian Erqiang shouted, "Third brother, you can't go. There are sparrows screaming around in the dense forests around the village. There must be an ambush!"

Zhu Asan immediately gathered his men and returned to the city. He climbed up to the watchtower again and saw that indeed many elegant sparrows were hovering over several dense forests around the village.

"Come here, beat the drum! Tell them there's no need to ambush, we won't be fooled!" Zhu Asan ordered.

Several big drums on the city wall sounded, branches in the dense forest swayed, and indeed many people emerged.

Seeing this situation, both Zhu Asan and Tian Erzhuang understood that the Wei army was outnumbered and the Nanhai Navy might be trapped again.

"Second brother, you go back to the boat, take the brothers three miles away from the shore, and monitor the movement on the shore day and night!"

"Third brother, you must be careful in the city. It seems that it will be difficult for us to break through from here alone!"

"The enemy's navy has not been dispatched for so long. Maybe there is some conspiracy! Second brother should also be careful on the river!"

The two brothers gave each other instructions, and Tian Erzhuang led the navy to the estuary.

The Wei army actually wanted to use their navy to come down the river to attack from a flank, but the problem was that the Wei army did not have a navy.

After the Wei army first occupied Jiangnan, the Jiangnan navy they took over only had dozens of large ships. Later, Sun Weihan became the governor of Yangzhou and bribed

He became the naval commander and took all the remaining ships to trade with the South China Sea.

But the people of the South China Sea were unaware of all this. Wei Jun's "naval force" was still parked on the South China Sea side, but Zhu Asan was still worried about being attacked by them.

The Wei army stationed on the mountain was led by An Siqing, a close confidant who had followed Zhu Yaoshi southward.

An Siqing sent people several times to collect boats to form a navy, but only dozens of small fishing boats were collected.

An Siqing was puzzled. The locals told him that when Sun Weihan banned the sea, except for the Jiangnan Navy, all the other large ships were either dismantled or sold to the South China Sea.

An Siqing angrily drew his sword and slashed at him, and everyone persuaded him that as long as he captured Sanjiangkou, he would be able to return to his command.

"If Xianxia Pass in the south is lost, how can I regain my life? Do you want me to imitate them in escaping and surrendering? Anyone in our army who dares to speak out about escaping and surrendering will be killed!"

Under An Siqing's strict order, the eight thousand soldiers and horses besieging Sanjiangkou had no choice but to set up camp along the mountain to continue the siege.

After Li Xiaofei captured Xianxia Pass, he suggested taking Qiantang directly. After all, Qiantang is the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, Zhou Dapeng asked Li Xiaofei to lead the fourth battalion of the Gongnu Battalion, the White Horse Battalion, the Dead Soldier Battalion, and the Long Spear Battalion to reinforce Sanjiangkou.

At this time, the White Horse Camp already had 800 war horses. The war horses were all bought from local wealthy families. These war horses were originally allocated to various counties and counties by the Daliang court, but they all went into the stables of the wealthy families.

Some ignorant people actually asked Li Xiaofei for a high price. Li Xiaofei smiled coldly, "Didn't you hear that I, Li Xiaofei, killed a wealthy family in the north?"

Zhou Dapeng originally felt that Li Xiaofei was too polite to these people, but later he directly requisitioned horses and fodder from wealthy merchants.

Li Xiaofei also turned a blind eye to these things. As long as no lives were lost, military needs were met first.

The reason for rescuing Sanjiangkou, Zhou Dapeng told everyone, was dumbfounded, because the enemies besieging Sanjiangkou were the Wei army's most capable troops in the Jiangnan region.

"Brother Zhou, since we are such a powerful enemy, why don't we avoid the enemy's edge and why do we have to rush over? At the worst, the brothers in Sanjiangkou can just evacuate by boat!" Zheng Da said that he could not understand.

"I think since it is a strong enemy, we should go together with the eight battalions. We only go to the fourth battalion. I'm afraid it will be too few!" Chen Jingyi felt that it was not easy for his Baima battalion to have war horses. If he and An Siqing fought all the horses,

, I will have no capital in the future.

The rest of the people also expressed their incomprehension. Zhou Dapeng looked at Chen Jingyi, "General Chen, how many infantry can your swordsmanship and riding skills take on?"

"Thirty people! No more!" Chen Jingyi answered simply

"If one day you defeat forty people, does it mean that you have surpassed yourself! If we only pick weak persimmons now, how can we become famous! We will not dare to take the initiative when encountering strong enemies. Our South Navy will still

How do you dominate the world! Back then, General Chen was famous for defeating every powerful enemy!"

Zhou Dapeng's words made everyone blush, and Li Xiaofei laughed, "It's because I, the coach, are too cowardly, and you have no confidence to fight! Brother Zhou is right, if we can't defeat Wei Jun's main force in Jiangnan in one battle, they will

After capturing Sanjiangkou, they will attack us when they come back! To be on the safe side, I will lead the Crossbow Battalion, White Horse Battalion, Death Soldier Battalion, and Spear Battalion to set off first, and Brother Zhou will follow up with the Diggers of the Sword and Shield Battalion! It’s good for each other.

There is a care! The newly built Eighth Battalion of the Paramilitary Army and the opening camp of the Changji Battalion are waiting at Xianxia Pass. These ten battalions must train every day! They will also have to gnaw hard bones in the future!"

"Okay, now that our White Horse Camp has horses, it's time to let the enemy see how powerful we are!

"Chen Jingyi looked at Zhou Dapeng. After all, it was him who got these 800 horses.

"You are a bait to lure the enemy into battle this time. The Sanjiangkou area is not suitable for cavalry operations. Send the White Horse Battalion to make the enemy despise our army, so as to have a chance to lure them out!" Zhou Dapeng immediately gave up Chen Jingyi's fantasy.

Deng Liang and Lin Changsheng looked at each other, "It seems that this battle depends on us chewing hard bones!"

Cai Guishan said coldly, "You may all be a bait to let the enemy have a loophole, and then our Death Soldier Battalion will wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy! This battle will depend on our Death Soldier Battalion's fatal blow!"

Li Xiaofei waved his hand, "Our four battalions only have more than 2,000 people. The enemy's army claims to be 30,000. Although that is a bit exaggerated, there are always 15,000! What this battle requires is for everyone to work together to fight a tough battle.

Instead of fighting independently! The reason why I personally take you is to embolden you!"

The four of them looked at each other in confusion. Li Xiaofei was not afraid of scaring the soldiers under his command, and actually told this group of more than 2,000 people that the enemy had 15,000 men.

Zhou Dapeng coughed, "You are no longer the people who practice martial arts and fight in the South China Sea! At least you must be worthy of the title of general given to you by General Chen! You must know that after General Chen made meritorious service to the King of Qin, the imperial court originally wanted to worship him as a guard.

General, he insists that he can only be a military commander! He has been a military commander for decades!"

The faces of the four people were red, especially Chen Jingyi and Cai Guishan, who had always been proud and arrogant, and sweat was already forming on their foreheads.

"There's no need to say more. Wherever I am, Li Xiaofei, you will fight! There is no other skill in this battle, just don't be afraid. If you are afraid, you will die without a burial place!"

"Okay, now that we have walked out of the South China Sea, we won't be deserters! The worst we can do is die in the battle at Sanjiangkou!"

"Master Li is here, what else can we say? I hope Brother Zhou will arrive soon, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it!" Lin Changsheng felt a little sorry for his archers. It would be too expensive to train an accurate crossbow battalion.

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Zhou Dapeng knew what a few people were thinking. "The brothers in each battalion have been trained hard over the years and cost Nanhai County countless grains, rice and equipment. Remember, as long as people are there, even if the sword is cut or the bow is broken,

Even if the string breaks and the horse falls, everything can still be fought back! At the critical moment, don’t hesitate or shrink back. If anyone turns out to be a coward in front of the battle this time, Mr. Li will be merciful, but I, Zhou Dapeng, will not be merciful!"

Li Xiaofei tugged Zhou Dapeng and signaled him to stop putting pressure on everyone. Zhou Dapeng simply said directly, "I deliberately put pressure on you. War is not a child's play, let alone the smooth sailing you have been doing these days. The Sanjiangkou area

War is a touchstone. Failure will only prove that you are not suitable for this path. If you win, there will be more difficult challenges in the future! Leading troops in war has always been a hell on earth. If you can't stand it, I, Zhou Dapeng, will not be embarrassed to return to the South China Sea now.

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Zhou Dapeng's words excited everyone and shouted, "We are not cowards! General Zhou underestimates us!"

"Brothers, we must fight this battle well and show it to General Zhou!"

"Yes, how come our seven or eight years of hard training are worthless in General Zhou's words!"

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Zhou Dapeng whispered to Li Xiaofei, "You can go! This time, I'm betting everything on you! If you really can't stand it, come back! Let's join forces and kill An Siqing!"

Li Xiaofei nodded, "Now, many people can't come back. I'm really not used to leading new recruits to fight fierce battles!"
Chapter completed!