Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 648

[Chapter 648 Crossing the River]

Guangning City.

In the early morning glow, a huge fleet drove through the canal outside the city, driving through the mist on the water.

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

Merchants and boatmen looked at the giant ship passing by without blinking their eyes.

At this moment, they were overwhelmed with shock, but even more proud.

Running on the water all the year round, they heard about the Yanzhou battleship 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 saw these giant ships for the first time.

The appearance of the fleet also attracted many people in Guangning.

They climbed up the embankment, pointed at the battleship, and tiptoed to spy on the scenery above the battleship.

It’s just that because the battleship is very tall, they can only see the edge of the deck.

“Captain, we will arrive at Pingyuan City after passing Guangning.” On the flagship of the fleet, Gong Ying stood at the bow, condescendingly admiring the surrounding scenery.

At this moment the first officer of the battleship came to his side, pointing south.

Gong Ying nodded, and tidied up the new blue military uniform on her body.

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

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

At present, the main force of their navy has been transferred from Laoting to Jinghai.

Along with the arrival of this batch of military uniforms, there were also orders from King Yan.

Let them go to the ferry of Pingyuan City, help the army of the royal family, and seize the ferry of Qi State on the south bank of the Jin River.

Since a surprise attack was to be launched, they were ordered to arrive at night and attack at dawn.

“Rest here for the whole morning, and continue to set off in the afternoon.” Gong Ying said.

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

In Fanyang, the canal goes towards Guangning City and finally reaches Pingyuan City.

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

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

Since it only takes one day to travel from Guangning City to Pingyuan City, if we leave now, we can arrive in the evening.

But the target of the fleet is too big, and it is easy to be spotted by Qi soldiers on the other side of the river.

And if they set off in the afternoon, they could arrive at midnight according to the time.

After repairing all morning, the fleet set off again.

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

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 his pocket to check the time from time to time.

Just when the pointer was two quarters of an hour away from noon, he saw a faint light of fire ahead.

The fire seemed to hang high above the sky.

Seeing this, Gong Ying was overjoyed.

There is no doubt that this is the bonfire on the wall of the plain city.

At this time, he called the semaphore.

Of course, in the dark night, he naturally didn’t let the semaphore hand over to play the semaphore.

Instead, let the semaphore bearer light the torch, and use the torch to convey the message in the dark.

This is a common way for the navy and the royal family to pass orders in the dark.

The torch shakes left and right up and down to pass different commands.

The semaphore bearer issued an order, and not long after, soldiers on the walls of Pingyuan City also shook torches.

“Captain, they said they received it. The army has assembled and is waiting at the ferry. Let us go directly to the ferry.”

Gong Ying nodded and ordered the fleet to move on.

Plain City Ferry.

Chang Wei and other generals were waiting here. When he heard that the fleet had arrived, he nodded and said to Lu Chang and the other three, “Ready to board the ship.” The

three answered yes and returned to their respective troops.

Not long after, they heard the sound of the 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 wasn’t until within fifty meters that they saw huge black monsters approaching from the river. They were Gong Ying’s warships.   ”General Chang Wei, Captain Gong Ying of the

Yanzhou Navy commanded 12 warships, and 30 troop carriers arrived on time, please general review.”

He gave a military salute.

He returned a military salute and nodded as usual, “Welcome to come and continue to wait for orders.”

To the Yanzhou Navy, he was still very polite.

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

The army and the navy are two different arms, both 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 need each other’s help.

“Yes, General Chang.” Gong Ying replied yes, and stood by Chang Wei’s side without saying a word.

At this time, the soldiers boarded the troop carrier one by one under the leadership of the general.

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

When everything was ready, Chang Wei said to Gong Ying, “Captain Gong, have you all read the layout plan of the Qi State Fort?”

The layout plan of the fort on the south bank of the Jin River was sent to Jinghai together with the new military uniform.

The purpose is to let Gong Ying and the others know the location of the forts, so that they can bombard these forts with the artillery fire of warships and cover the landing of the troop carrier during the attack.

“Don’t worry, general. When they come here, the captains of each warship will memorize the layout by

heart. Then, they will clean up these forts.” Chang Wei felt at ease, even though they also built forts on the north bank of the Jinhe River. .

But these forts are only to prevent the other party from crossing the river.

Because the opponent’s fort was built very concealed, and it was at the same height as them, and the fort was built with stones, which was very strong.

Bombarding opponents with their turrets is not very effective.

The warships are different, because the warships are very tall, facing Qi’s forts is equivalent to condescendingly attacking them, so it is naturally much easier.

Having resolved the last concern, Chang Wei said, “Check the time, the attack will be launched at four hours at Maoshi.”

At this time, it happened that the sky was just before dawn.

After he finished speaking, Lu Chang, Qin Shan Guantong, and Gong Ying got together with him and checked the time on the pocket watch.

As soon as Maoshi arrived, Gong Ying ordered the warship to leave the ferry, came to the middle of the Jin River, and aimed one side of the warship at the Qiguo ferry.

Time passed little by little, and the pointer gradually pointed to four quarters.

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

And when the pointer pointed to the four quarters of Mao hour, at almost the same time, twelve battleships emitted huge flames at the same time, and the hulls of the battleships even moved backwards a bit.

Amidst the roar, shells flew towards the position of the fort at Qiguo Ferry.

The battleship trembled, and with the battleship as the center, ripples swayed layer by layer, continuously drifting into the distance.

At this time, the troop carrier took the opportunity to go to the ferry of Qi State.

(end of this chapter)