Just in this way, the previous combat plans will have to be overturned and replayed.
Cui Xingzhou listened to the various soldiers perform several times, but still felt that it was not appropriate. On this day, he deliberately returned to his mansion early. Taking advantage of the pre-war time, he wanted to go back to his mansion and consult with Leader Lu.
Besides, Miantang finally calmed down after burying the silver, but after two days, she suddenly felt a little uneasy again. If Prince Huaiyang truly suffered a great defeat and the Japanese returned to the North Sea, the people would inevitably find it difficult to make a living at that time. Even if there was silver in hand, it would be useless if they could not buy food.
She had a deep understanding of this. When she was still Leader Lu in the Mountain of Yang, Prince Huaiyang sealed off the mountain to eliminate them. At that time, even a few grains of rice could be counted on the entire mountain, and the ants, grasshoppers, and mantis all over the mountain were eaten up by them. If she hadn’t led everyone to attack Prince Huaiyang’s camp at night and break the blockade, she would have starved to death on the mountain.
Thinking of this, Miantang couldn’t sit still at once. She quickly called in Lu Yi, gave him silver, and asked him to buy more grain. She also asked Lu Zhong and several other brothers to bury the grain in a nearby cave and make a mark, which made her feel at ease.
These days, she has also learned a lot about it. The popularity of Prince Huaiyang in the officialdom was poor, and there was no backup in the event of a defeat in the North Sea.
So the escape must also be foolproof.
Just as she scratched her scalp to plan her escape route, Prince Huaiyang returned.
However, this time, he did not take the street snacks that Miantang liked, but the artillery and warship models used to deploy troops in the military camp, as well as the sand table of Kou Island.
After fixing the sand table on the desk in the study, Cui Xingzhou pulled Miantang to face in combat with him again.
Miantang looked at his sword eyebrows and cold eyes, his side face engrossed in strategy, momentarily feeling a little intoxicated.
It doesn’t matter if he looks handsome, and has high martial arts skills. Everything goes smoothly to her heart. No wonder she was willing to marry him and have a baby.
However, when she thought about how he had planned to outflank the old troops of the Mountain of Yang in the past, he should have also been this handsome and unrestrained in his planning and thinking posture. The female bandit was a bit unhappy and looked at him with a frown and drooping eyes.
In this way, when facing him in a fight again, Miantang naturally showed some spirit, only thinking that she was defending Kou Island and by seeing the warships and horses of the North Sea, she wanted to kill them all.
And Cui Xingzhou has once again seen the tactics of the scoundrel, the stinky hoodlum, who was seen on the Mountain of Yang a few years ago. It was absolutely useful!
After several consecutive losses, Liu Miantang proudly picked up a plum and then tapped Cui Xingzhou’s shoulder with her finger, “Your Highness, are you deliberately letting me down? It’s okay, it’s all fake sandbox boats. Don’t be reluctant to fight.”
“Your ammunition is already minimum, why do you want to continue to fight?” Cui Xingzhou suddenly found a flaw after damaging two large ships and clamped onto Miantang’s slender wrist.
Miantang spat out the plum pit in her mouth and pointed to the sunken ship beside him, saying, “But your ship still has ammunition on board. If I sink your ship, I will naturally rob some supplies and use them.”
Cui Xingzhou was about to be enraged by her crooked reasoning, pinching her nose and saying, “If it gets wet, it can’t be used anymore. Why are you using it?”
Speaking of this, Cui Xingzhou suddenly remained silent and looked at the surface of the sand table without saying a word.
Liu Miantang no longer practiced, but honestly said, “I lost again. Kill or cut at the mercy of you, Your Highness.”
Cui Xingzhou didn’t care about dealing with the cunning mountain bandits, so he suddenly got up and prepared to return to camp. However, as he was about to leave, he reminded Miantang, “You can bury some silver if you have nothing to do. But the grain stored on the mountain should be sold as soon as possible! Otherwise, it will be rainy in a few days, and I’m afraid the grain you hastily hid on the mountain will sprout.”
Miantang had just suffered a defeat and was feeling down in her heart. Seeing him tease herself again, she said fiercely, “Fight your battle well, otherwise even if you want to eat sprouted rice, you will have to beg me to see if I can reward you with food.”
The answer was a hearty laugh that gradually faded away.
Miantang picked up Xiaoyi’er from the threshold and walked in unsteadily. She looked at his drooling mouth and said, “Your father is really not a thing.”
When Cui Xingzhou rushed back to the camp, Li Guangcai asked Prince Huaiyang if he wanted to postpone the attack on the island.
Cui Xingzhou was consulting the local guide to inquire about the weather in the past few days.
The guide was very good at observing clouds and made accurate weather judgments several times during the march.
After listening to Li Guangcai’s words, Cui Xingzhou lowered his eyes for a moment and said, “No, everything follows the plan. Additionally… The soldiers have been working hard. Today, I will send some jars of good wine to the brothers in the western camp to help them relax.”
Li Guangcai was stunned. That Western Camp was the place that held the two imperial envoys and their attendants.
Soldiers dare not be tired day and night, how can it be good to drink too much? However, upon seeing Cui Xingzhou’s meaningful gaze, Li Guangcai understood and immediately arranged to go.
In the evening, each soldier in the Western Camp distributed a pot of wine and gathered in their respective tents to drink. They even stood in a corner of the camp and gave several pots of wine to the tents of the two imperial envoys who were specifically prohibited.
The two imperial envoys were banned here, feeling both hatred and fear towards Prince Huaiyang. They were not in the mood to drink alcohol and rewarded the soldiers who were in charge of them.
A few soldiers already had the liquor distributed in the camp, and when they received the high-quality liquor from two imperial envoys, each of whom was happy.
After drinking a few bottles of wine, a soldier asked, “I don’t know what day it is today, but I appreciate so much wine. If only I could do it regularly.”
Another soldier said, “Maybe the training was too harsh a while ago, the prince is giving us a break.”
The captain let out a hiccup and lowered his voice, saying, “I have a brother who works under the battalion general. The battalion general said that one thing was to reward us for our early training, and the other was to let us relax and attack the Japanese on Kou Island the day after tomorrow. You keep this to yourself, don’t spread it out.”
The two guards couldn’t help but glance at each other as their hearts moved. After a while, several soldiers got drunk one after another and fell to the ground one by one.
Two imperial envoys sent their servants to inspect and test the situation and found that several soldiers were really drunk. They quickly left the camp and found that there were only soldiers at the entrance standing guard, while the other soldiers were sleeping soundly in the tent.
When the two young servants sneaked back to inform the two imperial envoys, they immediately decided not to wait. If they don’t leave at this time, they have to wait even longer. Otherwise, they don’t know what kind of black hand Prince Huaiyang would have to take against them.
At this moment, while the camp watcher was mostly drunk, they should quickly flee and report to the court the recklessness of Prince Huaiyang.
Fortunately, they were confined to the edge of the camp, and within a short distance were the walls made of wooden boards. With the help of the servants, the two imperial envoys made a great deal of effort to climb over the walls and escape one foot at a time.
One of the imperial envoys said with hatred, “I have lived for most of my life and have never been so embarrassed.”
Another trampled on the mud all the way and said, “He didn’t just offend us… When he arrives in the State of Qian, I have a way to contact the people of Minister Shi… The day after tomorrow, Prince Huaiyang will attack the Kou Island. If there is no one to help him, wouldn’t it be a pity?”
Speaking of this, the two of them coincidentally laughed and continued to move forward… The faster they walked, the faster they could put Prince Huaiyang through the gates of hell!
They were secretly cursing Prince Huaiyang, and there was also the Grand General, Takatsukasa on Kou Island.
Takatsukasa has been building its old nest for many years, and for several years, the Japanese have always returned with a full load of plunder in the North Sea, with abundant materials. Therefore, the island was equipped with both food and equipment for guarding the island.
Most importantly, there are also the five newly cast cannons. That was the treasure of Zhen Island. Once taken, it will definitely make the navy of the North Sea die at once.
However, these supplies are a secret on Kou Island. To confuse Prince Huaiyang, he hid food in a cave and deliberately did not provide food to the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled Japanese, causing them to flee one after another. He repeatedly sent the Japanese to the North Sea to purchase food, to make Prince Huaiyang feel a sense of belittling the enemy and attack with peace of mind.
But he didn’t know what Cui Xingzhou was waiting for, and there was no movement.
Until he suddenly received news from the subordinates of Minister Shi, Prince Huaiyang’s army finally began to reorganize and will attack Kou Island tomorrow.
Takatsukasa had been planning for so long, and it was at this moment that he quickly summoned several capable subordinates to prepare their bows, arrows, and ammunition for tomorrow’s battle. He also patrolled the island to ensure that everything was safe.
Before dawn, the Japanese climbed up the high watchtowers on the mountains, docks, and other places, holding up their mirrors and constantly searching for the figure of the State of Zhen army on the sea surface.
Shortly after, a heavy fog gradually arose on the sea, and in the hazy fog, a few shadows of the ship came towards Kou Island, appearing faintly in the fog.
Upon seeing the appearance of the North Sea warship, Takatsukasa was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to inform the others to prepare to launch artillery. He wanted Prince Huaiyang’s treasure-like warship to be blown up to the bottom of the sea before he could even touch the edge of Kou Island, to show the shame of his defeat last time.
Due to the cover of fog, the warship was blurry and refused to come over.
Takatsukasa knew that these large ships would not sail to the shallows, so as soon as they entered the range, he would order them to immediately sink the ships and never give them a chance to run away from the small boats.
The big ship had already anchored and stopped, and the Japanese gunners had to raise their guns to hit the warship.
With a loud bang, the hillside where the cannons were located seemed to tremble, and the five cannons took turns firing. Soon, the mast of a distant warship fell, and several other warships quickly separated to avoid shells.
As the shells were fired, the sky gradually began to rain heavily. The rainwater flowed in along the muzzle and slowly gathered at the bottom of the barrel. The Japanese had to lower the muzzle after firing a few shots to pour out the accumulated rainwater. However, the repeated collection of rainwater also had a serious impact on the barrel. In the subsequent shooting, the shells hit closer and more deviated, and in the end, they could not hit the sea at all.
Fortunately, the strength of the State of Zhen battleship had also reached its end, and only a few masts were left alone and half hidden in the mist and rain, gradually disappearing on the sea level.
The Japanese on the Kou Island cheered.
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