Yang Tao smiled. "If that's the case, the Zhaos won't be able to explain themselves no matter how many times they open their mouths … Ah, why bother?"
Even though he had killed his father, Yang Tao hadn't done anything to the Zhaos over the years. At most, he had suppressed them a little so that they wouldn't be able to rise again.
The Zhaos' status in Zhangzhou wasn't as high as it used to be, but at least they didn't have to worry about their lives.
Now, in order to seek a better future, the Zhao family betrayed one side and sided with the other when the Willow family and the Willow family were at war. They used the war as a capital to climb the ladder to heaven and advance. Were they not afraid of climbing too high and falling from the sky, turning into meat paste?
If they were unhappy with Yang Tao, they should've waited until he was defeated before throwing themselves at the enemy.
To put it bluntly, their impatience was due to greed.
How could the icing on the cake compare to providing timely help?
Yan Lin looked down and sneered. "Everyone has their own fate. If the Zhaos are destroyed, they have only themselves to blame."
In troubled times, it was wrong not to pick a side, but it was also wrong to pick the wrong side. The Zhaos could only blame themselves for being short-sighted and unlucky.
Whether it was Jiang Pengji or the other nobles, they all hated fickle and treacherous people from the bottom of their hearts.
Yan Lin had used Jiang Pengji's hands to kill the Zhaos. That was the end they deserved.
Yang Tao and Yan Lin watched the Zhaos' fate coldly, but the Zhaos didn't think so.
"Once Yang Tao is destroyed, we can finally put down the knife on our necks."
Ever since Yang Tao had risen again, the Zhaos had been trembling with fear, afraid that he would kill them one day.
Now that they sided with Jiang Pengji and presented the Universal Geographical Map, they still had to worry about the future of the Zhaos. When the rewards were given after the war, the Zhaos would also be ranked. They might not be able to cover the sky with one hand in Zhangzhou, but they would at least be a big shot.
"Yang Tao has a strong foundation in Zhangzhou. The troops under his command are the elite navy left by Yang Jian. Leader, do you think they … "The advisor looked worried and said," Liu Xi's troops are strong, but fighting on land and on water can't be compared. "
"Don't worry about that."
The leader of the Zhao clan was very confident in Jiang Pengji.
According to the spies that Zhao family had planted in the water stockade and then incorporated into the army, the navy under Jiang Pengji's command was in good spirits. One could not tell that they were cowardly in the face of the great river in the north. If it was a water battle, even if their combat strength was inferior to Yang Tao's, they could still win by relying on numbers.
Now that they had presented the Great Universal Geographical Map, their chances of winning had increased by at least thirty percent!
Zhao Shi and the others were happily dreaming, unaware that a disaster had already descended.
A few days later, a few pieces of bad news reached Feng Zhen and the others.
After Feng Zhen and Yang Si had a discussion, they decided to send 30,000 naval troops in three different directions. They would go downstream and attack three key locations in Zhangzhou. They were going to catch the enemy off guard. Unexpectedly, the report of victory did not come back. Instead, it was news that the navy had been ambushed by the enemy, and the casualties were unclear.
"Enemy surprise attack?"
Feng Zhen's hand trembled, and the brush in his hand fell onto the table. The ink stained the table black.
He quickly walked to the sand table and glanced at the place where his army had been ambushed. No matter how he analyzed it, there could not be an ambush in the waters. The waters were wide and the field of vision was clear. Where would the enemy have come from to ambush them? Could it be that they had grown wings and descended from the sky?
But their battle report could not be wrong. Then …
This meant that there was a problem with their intelligence!
A possibility popped up in his mind. The veins on his forehead bulged with his anger.
"Quickly tell me the details."
Feng Zhen pinched the corner of the sand table with one hand. His fingers turned white from using too much force.
The messenger saw that Feng Zhen was really angry and did not dare to delay. He spoke twice as fast.
Feng Zhen stared at the Great Universal Geographical Map that Zhao Shi had presented. Two clusters of flames ignited in his eyes, as if he wanted to burn a hole in the map.
"Send reinforcements. If they can make it in time, order the vanguard navy to turn back!"
This was the disadvantage of outdated communication. If they could communicate in real time, the vanguard navy could send news back when they realized something was wrong. Then, Feng Zhen could order adjustments to the battle order to reduce unnecessary casualties and losses. It was too late to order reinforcements and retreat now.
"Report —"
The first messenger had just left when another soldier came running with an urgent report from the frontlines.
Feng Zhen had already expected this. He ordered people to take Zhao Shi into custody and had the messenger read out the urgent report.
There were many waters in Zhangzhou. Some of the waters looked very calm, but under the water, there were undercurrents and reefs everywhere.
If the navy at the helm was not careful, it could easily cause the ship to hit the reefs and sink. Once in the water, how could they fight?
The navy was quite alert. When they realized that something was wrong underwater, they immediately sent people back to report. But they did not dare to delay military orders, so they chose a compromise. They had the army stop for half a day and sent dozens of soldiers on small boats to check out the situation in the waters.
After investigating for an hour, they suddenly realized that the waters were very dangerous.
The small boats were fine, but the battleships that could carry hundreds of people had a deep draft. If they sailed over, they would most likely hit the reefs and sink. The commander of the navy discovered the problem and immediately realized that the intelligence given by his superiors was wrong. There was something fishy going on, so he hurriedly prepared to return.
The other navy had bad luck. They ran into the enemy's main force, which was waiting for them. The battle was extremely fierce.
Feng Zhen was not the only one who was angry. Yan Lin and the others did not look happy either.
The tent was quiet. No one dared to even breathe. They could not help but look at the "culprit."
Yan Lin was sitting on the right side of Yang Tao. The bamboo report in his hand had been crushed by him. He did not even feel the thorns piercing into his skin.
Yang Tao and Yan Lin had grown up together. He knew what it was like to be angry, so he secretly shivered.
"Shaoyang, this battle is not without gains …"
Yang Tao wanted to plead for his generals, but his friend's aura was too oppressive. The more he spoke, the weaker he became. He only dared to speak in a low voice.
According to Yan Lin's plan, they would definitely take down Jiang Pengji's thirty thousand navy and make them all ghosts on the river.
When it came to actual action, the result was far less than expected.
Not only was the enemy's operation beyond their expectations, but the ability of their own generals was also disappointing.
As mentioned earlier, Feng Zhen planned to take advantage of the upper class. He sent the elites of the three armies downstream to attack the target as fast as possible.
There were three groups of elites, but only two of them actually fought. The third group of enemies realized that something was wrong and planned to retreat. What made Yan Lin's heart ache was that the ambushing troops did not move at all. They did not try to stop the enemy. They just watched as the enemy retreated. Were they pigs?
Who was the leader of the ambushing troops?
Yan Lin glanced at the name. Not only was his heart aching, but his head was also hurting.
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