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Text Chapter 517 Yan Liang¡¯s Miracle

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    (Three updates for eleven consecutive days. The temperature today is frighteningly high. There is no air conditioning or fan. The captain is so hot that his head is a little dizzy. There will be no third update tonight. Please take it easy, everyone is understanding.)

    Except for a few wise men, no one saw anything different in Yan Liang's eyes.

    At present, there is a loss in the rear, and what most generals want to do is to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible.

    "Where are Wenyuan and Ziming?" Yan Liang suddenly shouted.

    "The general is here." Lu Meng and Zhang Liao both came out.

    Yan Liang said loudly: "Jiangdong is in danger and must be rescued. Gu decided to order you two to lead five thousand cavalry and quickly return south to Jiangdong. We must put down the rebellion of the Shanyue people."

    "Promise." The two generals accepted the order in unison.

    Zhang Liao didn't feel anything. He was as resourceful as Lu Meng, but a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

    When arrangements were made to return reinforcements, Yan Liang ended the military meeting without making a decision on whether to withdraw his troops.

    All the generals resigned, but Yan Liang kept two generals, Lu Meng and Zhang Liao, in the name of arranging specific counter-insurgency matters.

    The people were all gone, and only three principals and ministers were left in the big tent.

    "Ziming, I just saw a suspicious look on your face. You seem to have something to say." Yan Liang asked with a smile.

    After Yan Liang saw through his thoughts, Lu Meng looked slightly startled and smiled sheepishly.

    Lu Meng then cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I won't hide it from my lord. I do have some doubts. I beg your lord to forgive me."

    "Say it." Yan Liang waved his hand.

    Lu Meng coughed a few times and said slowly: "Mountains are rebelling now, which has caused great harm to many counties. If we want to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, we must send more troops and horses to come back for reinforcements. However, my lord has only given the order to the last general and Wen."  There are nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the general thinks that this number of soldiers and horses seems to be a little short. "

    "Yes, my lord, if you want to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, I think you will have to send at least 15,000 troops and horses."

    At this time, Zhang Liao also reacted after Lu Meng said this.

    The common view of the two good generals is that it is not enough to send five thousand troops and horses back to Jiangdong. Additional troops and horses must be sent.

    Yan Liang patiently listened to the second general¡¯s advice, and responded to them with a confident and mysterious smile.

    That familiar smile made the second general feel that there seemed to be another hidden meaning in their lord's appointment this time.

    "You two have been following Gu for a long time. Do you think that if Gu really wanted to fight the rebellion with all his strength, he would only give you five thousand troops?" Yan Liang asked back.

    The two generals were shocked and looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.

    "My lord asked us to lead the army back to Jiangdong. If it's not to suppress the rebellion, what else could it be?" Lu Meng asked puzzledly.

    Yan Liang sneered and said slowly: "I am sending you back south this time. It is a lie to suppress the rebellion, but it is true after plagiarizing Guan Yu."

    After plagiarizing Guan Yu?

    Zhang Liao was confused. Even though he was as resourceful as Lu Meng, he was also confused at this time.

    After Guan Yu?  Isn't that Xuzhou? If you want to attack Xuzhou, how can you defeat the Zhou and Liu coalition forces in Shouchun?

    "Besides, even if he really wanted to attack Xuzhou, he should have sent them north. How could he conversely send them south to Jiangdong?"

    Lu Meng and Zhang Liao looked at each other, and instead of having their doubts resolved, they became even more confused.

    The two of them looked at Yan Liang with confused expressions on their faces.

    "Before I sent troops to Huainan, I had deployed dozens of warships along the coast of Kuaiji County. Now I am ordering you to return to Jiangdong. In fact, in the name of suppressing the rebellion, I am hiding from others. After you go to Kuaiji, you will go to sea by boat.  If you take Xuzhou by sea, you can naturally copy Guan Yu."

    Yan Liang no longer kept his secrets, and finally revealed his plan.

    Lu Meng and Zhang Liao suddenly realized this and couldn't help being surprised. They were all shocked by the wonder of Yan Liang's plan.

    After Zhang Liao responded, Lu Meng, who was familiar with warships, was surprised and immediately said: "My lord's plan to sneak attack Xuzhou by sea is indeed unparalleled. Zhou Yu and Guan Yu would never have expected it. But with all due respect, this plan  The risk is simply too great.¡±

    "What kind of Dafa?" Yan Liang seemed to have expected Lu Meng to ask this question, and just asked with a smile.

    Lu Meng hurriedly said: "The warships of our navy can sail freely across the Yangtze River, but the wind and waves of the sea are far worse than those of the rivers and lakes. Ships traveling on the sea must be in trouble, and they will capsize if they encounter a slight wind or wave. This has been true since ancient times.  Since then, there have been few reasons for advancing troops from the sea.¡±

    After a pause, Lu Meng said again: "Furthermore, I am going out to sea with five thousand soldiers and horses. If there is a slight accident and I am destroyed, it doesn't matter if I wait for the sacrifice of my lord, but there is no reason to lose it."Thousands of soldiers and horses will probably cause a huge blow to the morale of our army, but this is not worth the gain.  "

    Lu Meng never tired of talking about the risks of taking the sea route.

    Zhang Liao, who didn¡¯t take it seriously at first, couldn¡¯t help but look surprised when he heard this.

    A cavalry officer like Zhang Liao had never been on a ship many times in his life. It was only after he submitted to Yan Liang that he saw the giant ships in the south of the Yangtze River.

    When he heard Yan Liang explain this strategy before, he thought it was quite feasible, but after hearing Lu Meng's explanation, he realized that there was such a big difference between a warship sailing in the sea and sailing in the rivers and lakes.

    After realizing this, Zhang Liao felt a chill in his heart and said hurriedly: "My lord, what Zi Ming said is true. Please consider it carefully."

    Yan Liang had already expected the reaction of the two of them. He just smiled and listened patiently to their advice.

    Then, Yan Liangcai said calmly: "Gu likes to take risks, but he is not the kind of master who makes your soldiers sacrifice in vain. How can Gu not know the risks mentioned by Ziming? You can go to Kuaiji with confidence.  Well, everything will be clear to you when you see those warships."

    Yan Liang's words and momentum were extremely confident, as if all the changes had been expected by him.

    The Lord¡¯s strong self-confidence infected General Lu Meng. Although they still had doubts, they temporarily suppressed their doubts and accepted Yan Liang¡¯s military order.

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    Suspicious in their hearts, Generals Zhang Liao and Lu Meng led a thousand cavalry and four thousand naval troops back south at dawn the next day.

    Five thousand soldiers marched south along the Feishui River, crossed Shaopi and Chaohu, exited Ruxukou and entered the Yangtze River, entering the boundary of Jiangdong.

    Continuing southward, passing through Danyang and Wu Commandery, ten days later, General L¨¹ Meng, leading their 5,000 cavalry, arrived at Kuaiji Commandery.

    The second general who arrived in Kuaiji, under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion, went to the seaside north of Shanyin City in Kuaiji County, where, as Yan Liang said, there was a water camp built.

    And the entire ten-mile radius of Shuiying has been set up as a military restricted area, and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

    With Yan Liang¡¯s secret order in hand, General Lu Meng led five thousand soldiers and horses into the heavily guarded water camp.

    Once they entered the camp, the two were surprised to find that the person who greeted them was none other than the mistress Huang Yueying.

    Mistress Huang Yueying?

    Shouldn¡¯t she be in Yingtian City? How could she appear here?

    The second general was full of suspicion, and for a moment he forgot to show his courtesy.

    "Are the two generals so exhausted from the hard journey that they can't even recognize me?" Huang Yueying said with a faint smile.

    The second general came to his senses and bowed to greet her, saying, "I have met Madam."

    Huang Yueying nodded slightly, pointed in the direction of the trestle, and said with a smile: "The two generals have secret orders from your husband. I think my husband plans to send you to attack Xuzhou. Without further delay, let's go and see your warships first."

    Huang Yueying even knew about the attack on Xuzhou by sea, which made Lu Meng and Lu Meng even more surprised.

    With doubts in their minds, the two of them followed Huang Yueying to the pier, where dozens of huge warships were already moored.

    Those warships look a bit like fighting ships at first glance, but when you look closer, you find that both the masts and the hull of these warships are quite different from ordinary fighting ships.

    Zhang Liao couldn't tell the difference, but Lu Meng, who was proficient in water warfare, quickly saw the difference, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.

    "Madam, are these warships" Lu Meng's face was filled with excitement.

    Huang Yueying nodded slightly: "Yes, these battleships have been modified. Compared with the original battleships, these modified warships are more suitable for sea navigation."

    Hearing these words and looking at the warships in front of him, Lu Meng suddenly realized why his lord dared to let them take the risk to attack Xuzhou from the sea.

    It turns out that Yan Liang had already been prepared.

    In fact, Yan Liang had already planned the sneak attack on Xuzhou at sea before sending troops to Huainan. It was precisely for this reason that he used the method of provoking generals to induce Guan Yu to send troops to Huainan to assist Zhou Yu.

    Once Guan Yu sends troops to Huainan, the Xuzhou he left behind will be depleted of troops. At that time, Yan Liang will have the opportunity to sneak attack from the sea.

    "Although taking the sea route can conceal the enemy's surprise and cross the sea, the biggest difficulty is that today's warships are not suitable for navigation. If you are not careful, his sneak attack troops may be engulfed in the waves.

      Yan Liang had thought of this section a long time ago, so he decided to convert some river ships into sea-going ships for sneak attacks on the sea.

    Shipbuilding is a very complicated job. Yan Liang himself is a complete layman on how to build ships, but he has knowledge that spans the ages. He naturally knows that compared with sea-going ships, there are differences such as masts and bottoms between river ships and sea-going ships.

    So, he told Huang Yueying these ideas, and asked his wife to digest these ideas with her craftsmanship talent, and finally put them into practice, converting some river ships into sea-going ships.

    Huang Yueying has been secretly refitting the ship for several months, and now, her efforts have finally come in handy.

    "Actually, my husband has been preparing for this plan several months ago. I didn't expect it to actually come in handy today. Zi Ming, Wen Yuan, if this battle can succeed, you will create a miracle."

    Having heard that Yan Liang had this plan a few months ago, both Lu Meng and Zhang Liao were horrified. They were both shocked by the far-reaching scope of Yan Liang's plan.

    Looking at the ships, Lu Meng's mood was extremely intense at this moment, and his young face was filled with unprecedented passion.

    Unable to resist, he patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder and shouted excitedly: "Wen Yuan, what are you waiting for? Let's go and create a miracle for our Lord!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better and faster novels.  !)
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