Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 305: All the Confidants’ Schemes Are Enemies

On October 17, the same day that Yishui City was captured, the encirclement and suppression of the Jin navy officially began.

As soon as night fell, Li Huoer ordered Lei Ben to lead more than a thousand soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the Weizhen Army camp.

The wooden fences of the camp were quickly pulled down, and the soldiers swarmed in. However, behind the fences were the soldiers of the Weizhen Army who were ready for battle. Earthen hills and wooden fences were also built on both wings, and the Jin army archers had already lined up on them, throwing arrows at the two wings of the Zhongyi Army.

Gao Shi originally thought that this was just a surprise attack similar to the one the night before, and he had already made preparations and set up an ambush to teach the Northern Expedition Army a lesson.

But who could have known that this group of armored soldiers with the big flags with the word "thunder" on them were so brave and extraordinary. Even though they were surrounded on three sides, they were not in chaos at all. They relied on their strong armor and charged forward regardless of the consequences with their spears and axes in formation.

The 1,500 naval soldiers who were blocking the enemy head-on were unable to resist and were forced to retreat by the loyal army.

And what surprised Gao Shi even more was yet to come.

The Northern Expedition Army's camp was brightly lit, and long dragons of torches spread out from it, like the tentacles of a giant octopus, and wrapped around the Weizhen Army.

Gao Shi, who was standing on the watchtower, shuddered and exclaimed, "These Han slaves don't want a night attack, they want a decisive battle!"

Daliang Yu, who was also watching from the hill, was also stunned when he heard this.

Fighting a night battle, is this true?

Do you think your Northern Expedition Army has such high morale and organizational ability?

But there was no point in thinking about it now.

It can be said that the Northern Expedition Army's choice of night battle was a brilliant move, as it destroyed the Jin Army's largest army with just one move.

Gao Shi didn't dare to release these Han'er sailors who had been regarded as signed soldiers. If he left the camp in the dark, it would be a miracle if these Han'er sailors didn't flee immediately.

"Daliangyu!" Gao Shi shouted, "You personally lead the remaining 3,000 soldiers forward and make sure to hold off the Han slaves. I've made a fool of myself this time, but at this point, we still have to fight for our lives!"

Daliangyu nodded, mounted his horse quickly and left.

Just as the Jin army camp was fully mobilized, Liu Huai threw down his raincoat and shouted to the hundreds of soldiers behind him: "Raise the fire! Attack!"

The 700 elite soldiers of the Loyal Army who were taking shelter from the rain in Zhushan also took off their straw raincoats, passed the well-preserved torches to each other, and launched a surprise attack on the Weizhen Army camp from the rear.

Gao Shi listened to the shouts and cries of killing coming from the northeast, stunned for a moment, then grabbed the scout and asked, "Go and check. Could it be that the soldiers are rebellious? What is Gao Ershi doing for a living?"

The scout nodded hurriedly. After walking for a while, a military messenger came to report: "General, the Hannu are attacking from the northeast, and the Hannu sailors are also in chaos. General Gao can't hold on any longer. I've come to ask the general for reinforcements."

Ghosh hurriedly asked, "How many people are here?"

The military envoy swallowed his saliva and said, "It's too numerous to count. Thousands and tens of thousands."

Gao Shi cursed: "There are thousands of you farting like a motherfucker. Did the bandits fly over from Mount Zhu? At most, there are only a thousand of them. Gao Shi and his men are relying on the camp. Can't they hold on?"

The military envoy nodded hurriedly and was about to leave, but then he remembered what his general had said. He gritted his teeth and said to Gao Shi, "Then the reinforcements..."

Gao Shi whipped the military officer and said, "Didn't you hear me going to find reinforcements for Gao Ershi? We're fighting on the front line too. Tell him that if he can't hold on, then we'll all die together! He dies first, and I'll follow!"

Under the strange gazes of the guards around him, the military envoy crawled away in a panic.

Gao Shi took a few deep breaths and called over a personal guard. "Go to Chenjia Island and tell Gao Pingchang to bring all the regular troops to support the main camp. Don't worry about the sailors, the soldiers, or the ships."

Alas, we have been badly harmed by the commander-in-chief. Now we must fight for our lives with all our strength!"

The guards left in a hurry.

What Gao Shi didn't know was that the Chenjia Island naval base was also in chaos at this time.

Just as the Northern Expedition Army launched a large-scale attack on the Weizhen Army camp, Chenjia Island, which was only a dozen miles away, naturally noticed it.

Gao Pingchang struggled for a long time before finally emerging from the tent with a dozen or so trusted men carrying fuel. The order to burn the ships had come from Gao Shi, and his status as both a clan brother and a general manager made it difficult for Gao Pingchang to disobey.

Because he had something to hide, Gao Pingchang didn't even light a torch, but just groped his way to the dock under the dim moonlight.

Gao Pingchang arranged all the patrol posts, so he wasn't afraid of running into his own people. Even if he did run into them, they would be officers inspecting the main camp, which was a proper explanation.

However, just as Gao Pingchang arrived at the dock and was about to order his confidants to pour oil onto the ship, he heard a shout: "Who is it?! Where did this little thief come from?!"

Gao Pingchang's hair stood on end, but he quickly recognized the person from his accent.

It’s his fucking Grand Duke Luo.

Mouke, a close confidant of Daliang Yu.

What is he doing here?
There was no time to think about it. Gao Pingchang knew that what he was about to do was a heinous crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of his clan. It was impossible to leave any outsiders alive except those who had stained their hands.

"Thieves have sneaked in, kill them!"

Gao Pingchang drew his sword, pointed it forward, and then led a dozen of his trusted men to kill in the direction where the sound came from.

Grand Duke Luo seemed to recognize Gao Pingchang from the voice and quickly drew his sword to block the attack while shouting, "General Gao, it's Grand Duke Luo!"

Gao Pingchang acted as if he didn't hear anything. He roared and, in the dim moonlight, swung the knife in his hand fiercely towards Duke Luo.

Grand Duke Luo was shocked, but immediately realized: Oh no, Gao Pingchang must have seen him carrying fuel to burn the ship, and he must not be left alive.

"These are all thieves and spies. Kill them!" Grand Duke Luo shouted loudly, and also led a dozen confidants forward to kill.

In fact, Daliang Yu had wanted to escape a long time ago, and he sent his confidants to burn the ships.

However, unlike Gao Pingchang who was ready to put the blame on Haner sailor, Duke Luo wanted to put the blame on Gao Pingchang. After all, he was the chief officer of Chenjia Island at that time.
Just as the two groups of people with ulterior motives started a decisive fight.

Li Jinyan and Jin Wenyan, who were hiding in a small boat at the dock, were stunned.

What the hell is going on?
"From their accents, it seems they're Gao Pingchang and Da Gong Luo, those two bastards." Li Jinyan, shirtless and wearing a trousers, scratched his head and whispered, "Why are they fighting?"

Jin Wenyan drew his knife and said, "Forget about this. We just smelled oil. One of these two groups is here to burn the boat."

"Who's going to burn the boats?" Li Jinyan was only surprised for a moment before he was swept up in the murderous aura: "I don't care who the hell it is. No matter who the hell it is, they're not good people."

"Blow the horn, beat the drum, and kill the enemy!" Li Jinyan picked up his spear and shouted loudly.

The sound of a horn quickly came from the originally quiet night sky, followed by the sound of the general's drum on the ship.

More than 700 sailors rushed out from all over the camp, shouting "Kill the bandits!". They basically had no armor, and even their weapons were tools like wooden sticks and oars, but they still lit torches and rushed out fearlessly.

"It's a fucking rebellion, it's all a fucking rebellion!" On the dock, the lights were bright for a moment. Gao Pingchang and Da Gong Luo also separated from the fight, looking at the Haner sailors who were gradually surrounding them, both of them were terrified.

Grand Duke Luo reacted faster and no longer cared about anything else. He just ran away with a dozen of his trusted men.

Gao Pingchang was furious, pointing his sword at the leader, Li Jinyan: "You bastard, are you planning a rebellion?! Aren't you afraid of having your entire clan exterminated? Why don't you get out of here right now?!"

He originally thought that a few scoldings would be enough to rebuke this cowardly official, but Li Jinyan straightened his back and sneered, "What we want to do is rebel. Don't you know, you thief, that the people of Shandong have wanted to kill you for a long time?!"

After saying that, the man stopped talking nonsense and, together with Jin Wenyan, swung their swords on the left and right to kill Gao Pingchang, who had turned from anger to fear.

"Inverted!"

The Han sailors shouted loudly and used simple weapons to hack and smash Gao Pingchang and others. They soon knocked them to the ground and turned them into a puddle of mud.

(End of this chapter)