Chapter 724: The sound of the blue sea waves (3)

Zhong Xiang's eyes turned to the two Marine generals, "General Huo Qi and General Mu Chao, this cliff is a natural danger. The navy cannot launch an attack from this side, but the Marines can!"

Huo Qi pondered: "If this cliff is as steep as the model made by General Zhong, it will be extremely difficult. It is a bit difficult for soldiers to climb over. The most worrying thing is that if the opponent puts some soldiers here, even if the number is very small, it will bring a catastrophe to the sneak attack team!"

Zhong Xiang said frankly: "I don't know if the opponent is putting the soldiers here or not, but the steepness here is definitely not as good as this model. Although it is a steep wall, over the years, it is expected that there are still some trees and vines on the cliff. It will not be too difficult for select soldiers to climb. As long as dozens of people and dozens of ropes are hanging down, we can at least send thousands of soldiers up."

Mu Chao shook his head, "Even if he can go up, he can't send thousands of people. Thousands need more than ten boats to transport them. Such ships are moving at sea, and the opponent occupies the commanding heights. Even at night, there is a danger of exposure. This is not true to give the opponent a wake-up call. I mean, if you can go, you can only select the best soldiers and send two or three hundred people up!"

"What can two or three hundred people do even if they go up?" Hu Bin said, "Isn't this a snack to the enemy?"

Mu Chao sneered, "The opponent's military strength is far inferior to ours. What is it relying on? Base one, the fortress is strong, secondly, the weapons are sharp, thirdly, sufficient reserves. We quietly went up two or three hundred people, not to fight out of the enemy's back. That is indeed a snack for the opponent, but we can do something else!"

Zhong Xiang felt aroused, and he suddenly realized, "General Mu Chao wants to move their reserves!"

"Not bad!" Mu Chao said: "If the soldiers have no food, they will be in chaos. If we can find their place to store grain and burn them all in a fire, I want to see if he can even drink the northwest wind to survive? If he has hungry for more than ten days, maybe we don't have to fight, and they are all hungry."

Zhong Xiang clapped his hands and laughed, "General Mu's clever plan, a clever plan. In this way, he will win without fighting."

"It still needs to be fought. At least before the delivery personnel ignite their reserves, they must be fought and beaten hard. Only in this way can they attract the attention of their opponents!" Mu Chao said.

"Okay, since that's the case, the two generals, who are willing to take on this important task?" Zhong Xiang looked at Huo Qi and Mu Chao.

Everyone couldn't help but remain silent. No matter what, it was a life without a lifetime. Even if they were successfully on the island, they could ignite the fire and burn down the opponent's reserves. But it can be imagined that when the fire broke out, it was the moment when it was exposed. Under the encirclement of so many troops on the island, there was almost no hope of survival.

Everyone wants to make achievements, but no one wants to make wedding clothes for others, and they don’t want to write their own name on the first place in the credit line, but they have become a dead body.

After looking around, Zhong Xiang couldn't help but look disappointed. No one was willing to stand up. "Everyone also understands that this matter is basically a life without death. However, for the victory of the army and for His Highness Ning, we need such a person to stand up. I don't want to force everyone. Let's decide to catch lots. If one catches the word "death", the other will lead the team to go!"

"General Zhong, we are naval generals, and can only command ships to fight?" Hu Bin retorted.

Zhong Xiang sneered, "Who is the Army General? The Navy and Marine Corps also belongs to the Navy. Everyone in the tent, including me, needs to draw lots."

His stern eyes swept at everyone, and the generals lowered their heads. Since Zhong Xiang himself was going to participate in the lottery, what else could everyone say? More than a dozen generals of all sizes in the tent may not be his turn.

In a moment, Zhong Xiang's central officer brought a tray, and there were more than a dozen identical paper balls in the pallet. Zhong Xiang glanced at everyone, took the lead in picking up a paper ball, and said sternly: "If I go, the entire army will be commanded by General Mu Chao to continue the battle!"

Unfolded the paper ball and slapped the table with a bang, but it was a new word. The central officer on one side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and even Zhong Xiang felt much more relaxed.

Mu Chao opened the paper ball and placed it in front of Zhong Xiang, "Sheng!"

One piece of paper after another was opened in front of Zhong Xiang, all with new words. Only one piece was left, held tightly in his hand by a person, his face turned red and his hands were trembling slightly.

"General Hu Bin?" Zhong Xiang looked over, and everyone's eyes looked over.

He stood up with heavy steps, walked to Zhong Xiang, unfolded the paper ball, and placed it in front of Zhong Xiang. A black word of death looked particularly eye-catching among a large number of new words.

"General Hu Bin is selected among the entire army. Any officers and soldiers below the lieutenant shall not be selected for any reason, nor shall they not hand over these people to General Hu for any reason!" Zhong Xiang said sternly.

"The last general will obey the order!" The generals in the tent responded with a loud bang. In the spirit of a dead fellow Taoist, now that he has the one who can defeat him, who should he choose? Anyway, it is impossible to choose him.

"Central officer! Provide the best armor, the best weapons, and the best life for the team selected by General Hu. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

"During General Hu Bin's expedition, the command of the Third Battalion will be temporarily handed over to the former General Hu's deputy, Tong Zhipeng!"

"I will obey the order!" Tong Zhipeng stood up excitedly. Everyone knew that this was a job that would go without returning. In other words, from now on, he would be in command of the Third Battalion in a legitimate manner.

That night, all the generals and officials of Zhong Xiang's troops slept soundly except Hu Bin.

After resting on the volcanic island for a day, Zhong Xiang's army immediately approached Lianshan Island. The volcanic rock island is only about a hundred miles away from Lianshan Island. With a smooth flow, it will arrive in a few hours.

Deng Peng led the main fleet away, but there should be some naval ships on Lianshan Island, but this fleet that should exist has no trace yet, which made Zhong Xiang a little uneasy. There was no fleet found near Lianshan Island. So, where would they stare at themselves and be ready to pounce on and bite them at any time?

As the saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you have been afraid of the ropes for ten years. Now Zhong Xiang is indeed very careful when he takes every step. Who knows that the power of this navy must be quite weak. If he fights head-on, it will even be vulnerable. But in that defeat, did he have an absolute advantage in military strength?

Carefully, Zhong Xiang formed three steps in the area. The first wave consisted of the second and third battalions as the vanguards. He led the central army and the first battalions in the center, the fourth and fifth battalions as the tail, with more than ten nautical miles apart in the middle. Each wave formed a strict battle formation during the process of marching, entering within a hundred miles of Lianshan Island. Strictly speaking, every sea area here may become a battlefield at any time.

Although this reduces the speed, it is safer. Now for Zhong Xiang, time is not a problem.

Zhong Xiang's concerns were not unreasonable. At noon, 50 nautical miles from Yulianshan Island, he finally discovered the guessing opponent fleet.

A naval fleet consisting of more than ten three thousand warships and twenty or thirty thousand warships appeared at more than ten nautical miles to the left of the fleet.

Seeing that the opponent finally appeared, Zhong Xiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The most fear is that you won't show up. As soon as you appear, I will bite you. With your current military strength, it is not the fish on my felt board. It seems that General Pang Da was supposed to be good at the beginning. In order to ensure that King Zhou was sent to Dingzhou smoothly, Deng Peng came out in full swing, so that only such a ragged navy was left to stay at an important base like Lianshan Island.

"Send a signal to Dai Zhicheng, the Fifth Battalion of the Tai Army, and attack the fifth battalion, defeat the navy, and then join with the main force to attack Lianshan Island!" Zhong Xiang ordered loudly. The Fifth Battalion has two 5,000-material warships, more than ten 3,000-material warships, and various other ships, so it is enough to deal with the opponents.

After a moment, the Fifth Battalion, who received the order, turned and headed towards the Dingzhou Navy Fleet that was more than ten miles away.

It seemed that he saw that his opponent was much stronger than him. When the Dingzhou ship in the distance saw the Southern Army split into a fleet and rushed towards them, he immediately turned around and ran to the road ahead.

At this time, the wind was blowing in their direction. The strong wind blew the sails up, and the ships rode the wind and waves and walked very fast. Soon, both fleets disappeared from Zhong Xiang's vision.

Zhong Xiang was very relieved about Dai Zhicheng. One reason was that Dai Zhicheng was a general of the navy, and the other was that the famous navy generals in Dingzhou were only Deng Peng and Zheng Zhiyuan. The others were unknown and had not even commanded the battle independently. As long as they did not meet Deng and Zheng, Dai Zhicheng would definitely win the battle.

In the Dingzhou Navy Fleet, the Black Hawk sat on the deck of the stern of the building, with a pair of long legs shaking on the side of the ship, one hand stroking the big eagle beside him, and the other hand stroked his neatly decorated beard, "Come on, come on, son of the turtle, grandpa, grandpa will send you to the Sea Dragon King to be a son-in-law and eat raw seafood, hahaha!"

A personal soldier next to him was holding a bunch of small fish in his hand, throwing one at the big eagle beside the Black Hawk from time to time, and jokingly said: "General, look at the turtle sons chasing them so quickly, for fear that they would come too late and would not be able to grab the son-in-law of the Sea Dragon King!"

Black Hawk laughed, "These bastards, seeing that I have few people, come to bully me. What did I do in the past? Pirates! If it weren't for being caught off guard and not running away, General Zheng wouldn't be able to catch me, and he might have to suffer a loss. But, it would have become my luck in his hands. Otherwise, then, would he be the one I am now?"

"That's right, our general is lucky and loyal, and we are going to make a contribution and be promoted again!" The personal soldiers laughed.

Black Hawk laughed treacherously, "When it comes to the hydrological geography of hundreds of miles around Lianshan Island, Is that so familiar with me? Are these bastards bullying more people by boats? I'll let you look good after a day or two!"
Chapter completed!