Chapter 1584: Finding the Navy for a Decisive Battle
That night, there was no night attack as they had expected.
When the sky became completely bright, Yun Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, it will be easier!
They couldn't control many things on the sea, but on the ground, he, Jiayao, Qinpu, Luntai and other people, any one of them could beat the people of Yu Kingdom into a state of disarray.
Yun Zheng came to the deck and stretched comfortably.
Qinpu, Luntai, Han Jin and others also went onto the deck.
Looking at the land in the distance, Qinpu and the others were very excited.
This damn life at sea is finally coming to an end!
Qin Qihu was already holding the mace and swung it impatiently.
He polished the dark mace until it was shiny.
After waiting for a while, the warship in front made way and "Deng 9" began to approach the coast.
When the "Deng 9" arrived at the coast, several troop transport ships approached.
Everyone boarded the troop transport and was transported to the beach.
"what……"
The moment they stepped on solid ground, Luntai and Qinpu couldn't help but let out a long roar to the sky.
Finally reached the ground!
It's not easy!
At this moment, they all wanted to sing a song loudly to celebrate their escape from the sea of suffering.
"Stop howling!"
Yun Zheng smiled at the two of them and said, "Let's go and meet up with the main force first!"
Yun Zheng rode on the warhorse that was brought over and led everyone towards the camp ahead.
This time they had very limited war horses.
The entire fleet only brought 4,000 war horses.
This is already the limit of limits.
Soon, they arrived at the temporary camp.
All the troops in the left wing and the front army have landed except for those who stayed behind.
The two armies together had about 15,000 people.
Upon learning that Yun Zheng and his men had arrived, several busy generals came forward to greet them.
"What's the situation on the enemy side?"
Yun Zheng started asking questions before entering the camp.
Zhao Liuliang replied: "The enemy troops have all withdrawn to Beixiang City. They must be trying to stop us in Beixiang."
"North Country?"
Yun Zheng's mind quickly flashed with the map of Yu Country, and he asked Sanada Takeshi, "Beixiang is about 30 to 40 miles away from here, right?"
Sanada Takeshi replied: "According to Daqian's calculation, it should be about thirty-five miles!"
Wow, that's pretty accurate!
Yun Zheng looked at Sanada Takeshi approvingly, and then asked, "How many troops are there in Beixiang?"
Sanada Takeshi replied: "According to the prisoners we captured, Kitago should have about 20,000 troops..."
Their previous landing battle scared off the enemy but did not cause too many casualties to the enemy.
Minamoto Nagamasa has 20,000 troops under his command. More than 700 people were killed or injured in the battle yesterday. There should still be a small number of troops defending Kitago City.
All in all, there are still about 20,000 troops.
"How many soldiers does Minamoto Nagamasa have now?"
Yunzheng asked again.
Zhao Liuliang took over the conversation and replied: "Minamoto Nagamasa claims to have 200,000 soldiers, but according to our interrogation of the prisoners, he only has 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers who can fight..."
Honestly speaking, with only 50,000 or 60,000 combat-capable soldiers, Zhao Liuliang felt that he had overestimated Yuan Changzheng.
The Yu Kingdom has such a small territory, and there are frequent natural disasters, so the grain production is very low.
The entire Yu Kingdom cannot afford to support 200,000 combat-capable soldiers.
When he launched a surprise attack on Daqian Yuzhou a few years ago, Yuan Changzheng only brought more than 10,000 troops.
Even if Minamoto no Nagamasa really had 50,000 to 60,000 combat-capable soldiers, they would certainly not all be fully armored.
Yun Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you have many shells left?"
"many!"
Zhao Liuliang grinned, "Anyway, it's definitely enough to flatten Beixiang City..."
As long as they are willing, not to mention bombing Beixiang City into ruins, it should not be a big problem to destroy all the city walls in one direction.
Of course, they certainly can't be so wasteful.
Although the State of Yu is small, it has hundreds of cities of various sizes.
All the ammunition was used up in one go, how can we continue playing?
Yun Zheng smiled and asked, "Have you surveyed the terrain?"
"The Eighteen Ghost Riders have already conducted a thorough investigation."
Zhao Liuliang smiled, "Beixiang has no moat, and the city wall is only about 25 meters..."
Beixiang City is built on the mountain, just like a city built on a grave.
Although there is no moat, due to its special terrain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack under normal circumstances.
The city wall of Beixiang is considered tall among the city walls of Yu State.
Moreover, they are all made of stones.
Overall, the city walls of Beixiang are relatively solid.
Even if they have the help of artillery, the casualties would not be too small if they attack by force.
After briefly understanding the situation with them, Yun Zheng led his men to the camp.
Their current camp is actually not a camp at all, it can only be regarded as a gathering place in the wild.
Even Zhao Liuliang was not qualified to sleep in the tent that was moved from the supply ship.
That place is full of artillery and shells!
These tents are also the areas they focus on protecting.
However, before Yun Zheng arrived, they still vacated a tent to serve as Yun Zheng's commander's tent.
After arriving at the general's tent, Yun Zheng immediately began to make intensive arrangements for the battle to capture Beixiang.
They must take Beixiang as soon as possible so that their soldiers will not have to sleep in the open.
"Although we have enough shells, we can't just bombard them indiscriminately!"
"We must first let the enemy see the threat our artillery poses to the city walls and gates, forcing them to find a way to destroy our artillery, and then take the opportunity to ambush them!"
"After dawn tomorrow, the main camp will advance 25 miles. Zhao Liuliang and Sanada Takeshi will lead 5,000 infantrymen and two cannons to approach Beixiang City and bombard its gates!"
"Lin Ji, you lead two thousand guards to cover them!"
"Liu Feng, He Asu, each of you leads your troops to meet Zhao Liuliang and Sanada Takeshi's troops on their retreating route, forcing the enemy to not dare to leave the city and pursue them!"
"Tonight, all units should be prepared to prevent the enemy from attacking at night..."
Yun Zheng still wanted to lure the enemy out and kill some of them first.
Cannons are not omnipotent.
If we kill some of the enemy troops first and then attack the city, the casualties will definitely be much smaller.
Of course, if the enemy doesn't fall for it, they'll have no choice but to storm.
After arranging these things, Yun Zheng asked Jia Yao to stay and continue to work with them to finalize the details of the subsequent battles, while he took Zhao Liuliang and Sanada Takeshi out of the tent.
"The naval forces of the Source Thief are still a threat. Do you two have any way to wipe out his naval forces in one fell swoop?"
Outside the tent, Yun Zheng questioned Takeshi Sanada and Zhao Liuliang.
These two were the ones who understood naval warfare best among his navy.
Sanada Takeshi thought for a moment and replied, "This bastard Minamoto no Nagamasa suffered a great loss in the naval battle. He probably won't dare to confront us head-on at sea again. It's not easy to lure out his navy!"
"But if we send out some warships and pretend to land from the west of Changyu, the Yuan bandits might get restless..."
Nagaha is the base camp of Minamoto Nagamasa.
This bastard will most likely try his best to prevent them from landing in Changyu.
But they cannot send too many navy.
Otherwise, the Yuan bandits' navy would be frightened and would not dare to go into battle.
This was also the only way that Takeshi Sanada could think of to lure out the remnants of Minamoto Nagamasa's navy...
