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Guangning City.

A huge fleet of boats drove through the mist on the water in the early morning glow and slowly passed through the canal outside the city.

Compared with the warships, the passing merchant ships looked like frail babies and burly men.

The merchants and boatmen looked at the huge ship passing by without blinking.

At this moment, they were so shocked, but even more so, they were filled with pride.

Running on the water all year round, they had heard news about the Yanzhou battleship from other merchants.

At that time, they felt incredible.

After seeing it with their own eyes today, they finally understood the mood of those merchants when they first saw these giant ships.

The appearance of the fleet also attracted many Guangning people.

They climbed up the river embankment, pointed at the battleship, and stood on tiptoe to get a glimpse of the scenery above the battleship.

But because the battleship was very tall, they could only see the edge of the deck.

"Captain, after passing Guangning, we will reach Pingyuan City." On the fleet flagship, Gong Ying stood on the bow of the ship, admiring the surrounding scenery from a high position.

At this time the battleship's first mate came to his side and pointed south.

Gong Ying nodded and adjusted his new blue military uniform.

Three days ago, these military uniforms arrived at Jinghai Pier.

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

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 Pingyuan City Ferry to help the royal army capture the Qi State Ferry on the south bank of the Jin River.

In anticipation of a surprise attack, they were ordered to arrive at night and attack at dawn.

"Rest here all morning and continue setting off in the afternoon." Gong Ying said.

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

In Fanyang, the canal heads towards Quang Ninh 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 has been a battleground for military strategists in all dynasties.

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

But the target of the fleet was too large and could easily be discovered by Qi soldiers on the other side of the river.

If they set off in the afternoon, they can arrive at midnight as scheduled.

After repairing all morning, the fleet set off again.

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

The fleet sailed on the river as if traveling through the sky.

After the sky turned completely dark, Gong Ying took out his pocket watch from time to time to check the time.

Just when the hands were still two-quarters of an hour away from noon, he saw what seemed to be a faint fire in front of him.

The fire seemed to be hanging high in the sky.

Gong Ying was overjoyed when he saw this.

There is no doubt that this is a bonfire on the wall of Pingyuan City.

At this time, he called the flagman.

Of course, he didn't ask the semaphore player to come over and play semaphore in the dark night.

Instead, the semaphores light torches and use them to convey messages in the darkness.

This is a common way for the navy and the royal army to deliver orders in the dark.

The torch moves left and right and up and down to convey different commands.

The flagman issued an order, and soon, soldiers on the walls of Pingyuan City waved torches.

"Captain, they said they received it. The troops have been assembled and are waiting at the ferry. Let us go directly to the ferry."

Gong Ying nodded and ordered the fleet to move forward.

Plain City Ferry.

Chang Wei and other generals were waiting here. When he learned that the fleet had arrived, he nodded and said to Lu and Chang, "Get ready to board the ship."

The three of them agreed and returned to their respective armies.

Not long after, they heard the sound of rolling waves in the night.

Looking towards the direction where the sound came from, it was pitch black in the distance and nothing could be seen.

It wasn't until they were within fifty meters that they saw huge black objects approaching from the river. They were Gong Ying's battleships.

"General Chang Wei, Captain Gong Ying of the Yanzhou Navy, commanding twelve warships and thirty troop transport ships, arrived on time. General, please review."

The warship docked at the ferry. Gong Ying got off the ship and came to Chang Wei. He raised his hand and performed a military salute.

He returned a military salute and nodded routinely, "Welcome to you, continue to wait for orders."

He was still very polite to the Yanzhou Navy.

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 navy are two different arms. Both are directly loyal to the palace, but there is no affiliation between them.

Therefore, it is still necessary to maintain a good relationship between the two militaries.

After all, sometimes they need each other's help.

"Yes, General Chang." Gong Ying responded, standing on Chang Wei's side and saying nothing.

At this time, the soldiers, led by the generals, boarded the troop transport ship one after another.

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

When everything was ready, Chang Wei said to Gong Ying: "Captain Gong, have you all seen the layout plan of Qi Guo's fort?"

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

The purpose is to let Gong Ying and others know the location of the forts, so that during the attack, they can use the gunfire of the warships to bomb these forts and cover the landing of the troop transport ship.

"Don't worry, General. When they come, the captains of each battleship will memorize the layout plans by heart. When the time comes, they will deal with these forts severely."

Chang Wei felt a little at ease, although they also built a fort on the north bank of Jinhe River.

But these forts were only intended to prevent the other side from crossing the river.

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

Using their turrets to bombard each other isn't very effective.

The battleship is different. Because the battleship is very tall, facing Qi's forts is equivalent to attacking them from a high position, which is naturally much easier.

Having solved his last concern, Chang Wei said, "Check the time and launch an attack at Mao Shi Si Ke."

At this time, it was just getting dark.

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

When Mao hour arrived, Gong Ying ordered the warship to leave the ferry, come to the middle of the Jin River, and aim one side of the warship at the Qi State ferry.

Time passed little by little, and the hands gradually pointed to the fourth quarter of Mao hour.

At this time, the river was no longer pitch black, and the scenery across the river could be vaguely seen.

And when the pointer pointed to the fourth quarter, almost at the same time, twelve battleships emitted huge flames at the same time, and the hulls of the battleships even moved backward.

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

The battleship trembled, and ripples spread out layer by layer with the battleship as the center, constantly floating into the distance.

At this time, the troop transport ship took the opportunity to sail towards Qi State's ferry.