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"The army of King Yan is about to attack Jinling. Read М"

At Niutoutan, generals such as Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were planning to cross the river.

Luther stood by the river, using a telescope to observe King Yan's steamships and sail warships.

Obviously, the only condition for King Yan's army to cross the river was a fleet.

Now that the fleet has arrived, it can provide protection for King Yan's army crossing the river, and they will no longer have any worries.

"It's really shocking that a steamship can be seen in such a barbaric place." Luther thought to himself.

After arriving in Wu State, he did not find any traces of industry here.

But across a river, King Yan on the opposite side could actually build a steamship, which naturally made him feel very strange.

Originally, he had some doubts, but after seeing the steamship with his own eyes, he could no longer doubt it.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel heavy.

Coming to Wu this time, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

However, now that he has taken Wu's money, he will lead the mercenaries to fight to the end.

Furthermore, his goal is not just to win.

As long as he can delay King Yan's march south, give Britain time to win reinforcements, and consume King Yan's strength, his goal will be achieved.

"Prepare to fight to the death!" He raised his voice and said this to Xie Duan, Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an behind him.

The three of them were shocked by the arrival of the steamship. When they heard this, they looked at each other.

Xie Duan said: "Brother Han, Brother Wang, this time we have no choice but to fight to the death with King Yan. I hope you two can cooperate sincerely with our Xie family and fight to the death."

After a pause, he emphasized his tone, "If Jinling is lost, Su City and Song City will not be able to be saved. This unique grain-producing land in Dasong will fall into the hands of King Yan. At that time, whether it is the Xie family's army or your two families, The army will have no food to eat.”

Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an nodded solemnly.

They naturally know the importance of Jinling.

During this period, they relied on the Ningzhou part of Jiangnan to survive until now.

"Brother Xie, please rest assured. No matter what the order is, our two families will carry it out to the end." Han Zheng said.

Xie An nodded and smiled.

Niutoutan is only forty miles away from Jinling City.

The terrain of this beach is flat, making it most convenient for the enemy to cross the river and deploy their troops.

Therefore, Luther established the Bullhead Beach position in front of the trench fortifications.

The other side has passed Niutou Beach, and twenty miles to the east is the trench fortification.

For the Niutoutan position, there are more than 300 forts.

The 150,000 soldiers guarding the trench fortifications in the west of Jinling City will first participate in the battle here. If the battle goes unfavorably, they will retreat to the trench fortifications.

Among these soldiers, 20,000 were mercenaries to prevent King Yan's army from going south.

With Luther taking command on the battlefield, they couldn't help but feel a little more confident.

Perhaps, this time they can really defeat King Yan's army.

Now, they need a victory to boost their morale.

The four of them inspected Niutou Beach again, and then inspected the trench fortifications.

At the same time, Xie An sent cavalry to other cities along the river to put them on heightened alert.

Get ready for the big fight.

…

Jiangzhou and Zhezhou border.

When the Battle of Jinling was about to break out, Liang Kai, his princes, concubines, and ministers were marching towards Changcheng.

Because the mountain roads were difficult to march, Liang Kai, his princes, and concubines could not endure the hardship of the journey.

They decided to take the water route and asked the people to pull the fleet of boats that stretched for dozens of miles upstream on both sides of the Hengjiang River.

The end of the Hengjiang River is Changhu near Changcheng.

Changhu Lake is very huge, and it is connected to Jiujiang to the north. A tributary winds eastward, reaches Lincheng, and finally merges into the sea.

"General Luther went to Jinling City, hoping to achieve victory." On the largest warship in the fleet, Prince Liang Feng and Liang Kai sat at the table on the deck.

After pouring a cup of tea for his father, Liang Feng spoke.

In the boat, a group of concubines were looking at both sides of the river, pointing at the bare-chested people walking hard on the river bank.

Occasionally, a common man lost his strength and fell into the river, which caused a burst of laughter.

Along the way from Lincheng to the border of Jiangzhou, countless people were killed in Hengjiang, and they took it for granted.

"General Luther has experienced hundreds of battles. There are 400,000 troops and horses in Jinling alone, and 200,000 troops and horses supported by our Wu Kingdom. They will definitely be able to stop the troops of King Yan." When Liang Kai said this, he seemed to be comforting Own.

Hearing the laughter of the concubines, he cast his eyes towards the river bank and noticed the people falling into the water.

Seeing this scene, there was no wave in his eyes.

While withdrawing from Lincheng, he also ordered the people of Lincheng to move westward with him.

First, he did not want these people to be used by King Yan to help King Yan.

Secondly, if the troops and horses suffer losses, strong men can be recruited from the common people to take over.

Third, the huge fleet needs these people to tow it.

After all, they were traveling upstream along the river, unlike steamships that could travel freely.

Since ancient times, any warship that relies on sails against the current can only rely on trackers.

These common people are trackers.

The long fleet carried not only concubines, ministers and nobles, but also the wealth accumulated by the Liang family for nearly two hundred years.

Compared with these, the death of some people is nothing.

For him, if the Liang family and the Jiangnan wealthy family are dead, what is the use of these common people staying.

Furthermore, due to the thousands of years of powerful clan system, the common people are just like cattle and sheep in their eyes.

"Father is right, we will definitely win." Liang Feng agreed, as if to comfort himself.

At this time, Liang Kai thought of something and said: "How is the migration situation of other coastal cities?"

"Back to my father, everything is going on as normal. According to General Luther's order, the coastal officials even burned down the houses of the coastal people, determined not to leave anything behind." Liang Feng said with a smile.

King Yan went south. This battle was a life and death battle. As long as they could win, they didn't care about anything.

Moreover, because this war was very critical, Liang Kai also decided to reuse the Liang family.

He then took the title of general who controlled the country and was responsible for the migration of people along the coast.

"Well, it's very good." Liang Kai praised and laughed loudly.

King Yan wanted to confuse the people like he did in Qi, but it was impossible to provide them with food and grass.

In another ten days, the fleet entered Changhu and finally arrived in Changcheng.

…

At the same time, Baima County.

As more and more troop transport ships arrived in Jiujiang along the canal, battle clouds gathered over Jinling City.

These days, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were waiting for the troop transport while studying with their generals how to capture Jinling City at the minimum cost.

During this period, the informants of the Fourth Academy active in Jiangnan also continued to send information about Jiangnan.

Officials of the State of Wu are coercing people to move to inland cities.

Liang Kai and his party were marching to Changcheng. During the migration, many people died and public resentment gradually arose.

"The smoothbore guns of these six sailing warships have been replaced with rifled guns, and the firepower is fierce. Under their cover, they will launch an attack on Niutou Beach tomorrow morning. Judging from the reconnaissance of the hot-air balloon soldiers, the first battle going south will be with When the mercenaries fight, you must show your authority to the king and let the Westerners know that we can still beat them to tears." No matter what Liang Kai is doing, he will never be able to escape Jiangnan.

Therefore, Zhao Xu didn't bother to pay attention.

He never expected to defeat the powerful tribes by relying on coastal raids.

In the end, we still have to rely on the army to move south.

Now, all war preparations are in place and the war will begin.

The next morning, the river wind brought a slight chill.

The muzzle shields on the sailing battleship were raised, and the cannons were stretched out, aiming at Niutou Beach.