PNB Chapter 779: Invite the Envoy to Watch the Battle
Chapter 779: Invite the Envoy to Watch the Battle
"Alright, everyone, go down and prepare. Tomorrow's battle, before the Zhige Army takes the beach, they should hurry up to build the bridge. After they take it, the Shenfeng Army will immediately rush over to support the Zhige Army, followed by the Tianying Army, and so on."
"As ordered!"
Everyone stood up and walked out.
"Marshal Yu, please stay for a moment."
Hearing this, Yu Ziling turned around helplessly, walked up to Shen Changgong, and said,
"What did you do again?"
"What do you mean I should do? What do you do? You really want to fight, do you want to charge into battle with your big belly?"
Yu Ziling snorted coldly and said,
"I'm just giving you face. If you asked who was willing to volunteer and no one raised their hand, how embarrassed would you be?"
Shen Changgong laughed heartily, pulled Yu Ziling to sit on his lap, and said to the Southern King beside him,
"Look at my wife, she's so considerate and thinks of me in everything."
King Nan stood up, said "Fuck", and turned away.
Damn it, even discussing military affairs can make me get fed dog food.
Shen Changgong hugged Yu Ziling, pinched her nose gently, and said,
"I'm sorry that you've been wronged during this period. Once we take Yingdu, we'll need to stay here for a while to subdue various parts of Chu and convey government orders. After stabilizing Chu, we can move south.
You will probably give birth to the child in Yingdu.
I promise you, once you are out of confinement, I will let you lead the troops to fight against the Qian Kingdom, and I will definitely use your Yuying Army."
"Really?"
Yu Ziling's eyes lit up as she looked at Shen Changgong in disbelief.
"I thought I would never have the chance to lead troops into battle again in my lifetime."
"Hahaha, how is that possible? You are my wife, and I respect the thoughts and wishes of every one of you.
If you want to lead troops to fight, I can't stop you as long as it is safe. You are the commander-in-chief of our army. Wouldn't it be disheartening to put you in hiding like this?
Besides, it’s not pleasant to see you looking so sad every day.
I hope you can be happy every day."
"Well... then our army will be the vanguard and fight the tough battles."
"Okay, then I'll have the Sky Eagle Army come to serve as the emperor's personal army, and let you lead the Yuying Army to charge into battle."
"A word is settled!"
Yu Ziling happily made a pinky promise with Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong also smiled when he saw Yu Ziling happy.
She has been depressed every day recently and is almost suffering from prenatal depression. Give her some hope, make her happy, and have something to look forward to in life.
Of course, when the time comes, he will fulfill his promise and will definitely let Yu Ziling lead the troops to fight.
As for the child, we can just find a wet nurse when the time comes.
……
The next morning.
The Yan army began to move out, and the Shenfeng army took the wooden stakes and logs they found along the way and prepared to build a bridge along the coast.
The Shenji Battalions of each army were deployed and the artillery pieces were set up.
This section of the Yuan River is located in Yuanjiang County, north of Yiyang County. To the east is a super-large reservoir where the Yuan River converges. There will definitely be no bridge in the reservoir, so the location chosen by the Yan army is on the river channel west of the reservoir.
After a detailed investigation, the enemy commander Li Lei believed that the Yan army would cross the river from here, so he deployed defenses here.
This section of the Yuan River is more than 500 meters wide, with a gentle flow, making it easy to build a bridge.
The city of Yiyang County is a full fifty miles away from the river.
When the enemy saw the Yan army moving out, they gathered at the riverside, drew their bows and arrows, prepared their catapults, and prepared to deploy their defenses.
Li Lei came out of the central army tent and rode to the river bank at full speed. Seeing that the soldiers were all on full alert, he immediately shouted,
"What are you doing? Get down, all of you, get down in the trenches and avoid the Yan army's artillery fire.
Wait until the enemy's bridge is about to be built before attacking!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Yan army on the opposite side fired a round of artillery shells, which landed on the crowd with a loud bang, knocking down a large number of people.
The soldiers hurried to hide in the trenches.
The river was only about one mile wide, but the range of the Yan army's artillery was more than two miles.
They did not dare to stay out of the range, otherwise when the Yan army's bridge came over, it would be too late for them to rush forward.
So Li Lei dug trenches in advance for the soldiers to use to avoid artillery attacks.
After two rounds of bombardment, the Yan army saw that the enemy had hidden themselves, so they stopped bombing, after all, artillery shells were so expensive.
The Shenfeng Army began to build the bridge.
The bridge deck was not too wide, so they built five bridges at the same time.
Shen Changgong and the Southern King stood on the platform, looked for a moment, and said,
"Has the Zhige Army set out?"
"Reporting to the prince, we have already set off."
"Go and invite the two envoys from the Qian Kingdom."
"As ordered!"
Soon, Gong Yangzhan and Wenbo came to the general's platform, bowed and said,
"Greetings to the two princes."
"The two messengers, please come up and speak."
The two of them looked at each other and walked onto the stage.
Gong Yang Zhan said with a smile,
"Your Highness, do you want us to come and watch the Yan army's battle across the river?"
"That's right. How have the two envoys been these past few days? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"No, no, we've been eating with the Zhige Army all this time. They're all Qian people, and their eating habits are similar to ours, a bit lighter, so we're used to it."
"That's good. The Great Yan army has people from all over the world, and each army has different cooking styles."
Shen Changgong asked the guards to bring two telescopes to the two messengers and said,
"You can see more clearly with this."
Upon hearing this, Gong Yangzhan and Wenbo put the telescope in front of their eyes, and were shocked when they saw what they saw.
The scene on the opposite river bank seemed to suddenly appear before my eyes.
Gong Yang Zhan exclaimed,
"Is this the legendary clairvoyance of the Yan army? It's incredibly clear! I just saw a Chu soldier grinning at me, looking ferocious.
It gave me a big scare.”
Wenbo also said,
“I’ve heard for a long time that the Yan army has three powerful military artifacts. One is the cannon, which can fire for miles, making it invincible and capable of destroying city walls.
One is a spaceship that can take people to the sky, ignoring the terrain and giving them a panoramic view.
One is the clairvoyance, which can see thousands of miles away and is a powerful tool for observing the enemy.
The spaceship worked together with the clairvoyance, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide, so no ambush could ambush the Yan army.
In the past, we always thought it was an exaggeration used to intimidate other countries, and we never believed it.
I saw it with my own eyes today and now I know it’s all true.”
Gong Yangzhan looked at Shen Changgong and said with a smile,
"Lord Lanling, can we take a look at that legendary spaceship?"
"Isn't it in the sky? Look with a telescope."
The two looked up and found that there were indeed several black spheres in the sky. They quickly picked up the telescope in their hands to look.
"Huh? This is a piece of cloth? There's a ball of fire inside? Can it make people fly?"