Chapter 396: Easily defeat Aoshanwei, abnormal group of monsters
At the large dock outside the east gate of Aoshan City, close to the bay, a large fleet was preparing for a long journey. It was bustling with people coming and going.
This Acropolis just changed hands yesterday and was captured by a corps of 100,000 new warriors led by Wan'er from Lingshan Island.
Wan'er is a person who can't sit still. After arriving in Laiyang City half a month ago, she met up with Liang Liping who was in charge there, and the two discussed the next action plan.
Both of them believed that the local government offices and the remaining aristocratic families in Deng and Lai states would no longer pose any threat to their three armies, and they could speed up the capture of the entire territory of Deng and Lai states.
So Wan'er rode Da Meng back to Lingshan Island in the south the next day. In the new recruit camp on the island, she gathered 100,000 warriors who had completed the new recruit training and formed a new combat camp.
Then she took this combat battalion and boarded dozens of large treasure ships left at the Lingshan Island dock, heading towards Aoshanwei City in the direction of Laoshan Bay.
The new army led by Wan'er arrived at the sea area near Aoshanwei City and launched a surprise attack just as the city gate opened in the morning.
Aoshan Guard City, whose defensive power was not even as good as Lingshan Guard City, was naturally no match for the 100,000 soldiers led by Wan'er. It took about half an hour to clear out all the enemies in the guard city and take full control of it.
"Chirp!"
The battle had just ended for a while. Wan'er was directing the soldiers to restore order in the city and calm the people's hearts. A bird's cry sounded from the sky, and then a big goshawk quickly came over the Lingshan City and landed in front of Wan'er.
The person who came was Mo Xiaoyong, the head of the Military Intelligence Department of Qilu.
He had previously personally brought the large goshawk that Li Dingguo had sent to him to keep an eye on the pirate force entrenched on Tianheng Island.
Yesterday evening, Mo Xiaoyong received a report from his intelligence personnel and learned that Wan'er had returned to Lingshan Island and was leading a battalion of new recruits to attack Aoshanwei City. He hurried from Tianheng Island near the northernmost waters of Lingshan Bay to meet up with Wan'er and report the latest enemy situation to her.
"Mo Xiaoyong from the Military Intelligence Department, meeting Commander Wan'er!"
Mo Xiaoyong jumped off the back of the big goshawk, landed in front of Wan'er, and saluted her.
"Minister Mo, you're here just in time."
Wan'er saw Mo Xiaoyong arrive in time and asked hurriedly, "Are there any unusual movements by Geng Zhongming, Geng Jingzhong, Kong Youde and their pirate forces on Tianheng Island now?"
"Our Restoration Army's offensive against Denglai and Laizhou is so massive that it should have reached the ears of these traitors. I'm afraid they have become frightened birds and will flee far away in a short period of time to avoid our Restoration Army's offensive."
What she was most worried about was this situation happening, so she hurried back to Lingshan Island and immediately organized a new army of 100,000, preparing to launch an offensive against Tianheng Island as quickly as possible.
The reason why she wanted to capture the Aoshan Fortress first was mainly because she wanted to conduct actual combat training for this newly formed new army before attacking Tianheng Island, accumulate some war experience, let these recruits adapt to the real large-scale war mode, and increase her chances of winning against Tianheng Island.
Over the past four years, Wan'er has transformed from a naive little girl into a battle-hardened commander, and naturally she will not act rashly.
"Commander Wan'er."
Mo Xiaoyong reported, "Just as you expected, the pirate forces of Geng Zhongming, Geng Jingzhong, and Kong Youde, who have been entrenched on Tianheng Island for the past two days, are now frightened by the massive offensive launched by our army."
"They have been repairing the treasure ship and moving supplies since yesterday. They are most likely planning to escape far away."
"I guess they have learned from the spies they sent out that our Fuxing Army defeated the million-strong armies led by Huang Taiji and Yuetuo in succession, and they are now very scared."
"As long as they are not stupid, they can guess that once our Renaissance Army captures the two states of Denglai, we will definitely carry out a major cleanup of the surrounding waters."
"Knowing that their crimes are unforgivable and on our army's must-kill list, these traitors, if they don't want to die, will think about getting away from the coastal areas of Denglai and Lai states as soon as possible, so that we won't find them and send out a large army to wipe them out."
"These guys reacted quickly and acted decisively. If the commander-in-chief hadn't sent this big eagle to help in time, I wouldn't have been able to detect their plans in time."
"It's obvious that these guys have run out of luck and deserve to be destroyed. Commander Wan'er, you led the army here in time."
Mo Xiaoyong was a little anxious at first, but now he saw that at the large dock by the sea of Aoshanwei City, the large treasure ships were preparing for long voyages, and then he saw Wan'er was also here, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As the head of the military intelligence department in Qilu, he is well aware of Wan'er's strength. She is truly the second best person in the Renaissance Army.
Yes, Wan'er is the second best fighter in the Renaissance Army, maybe even the best in the world.
As a key general of the Military Intelligence Department, Mo Xiaoyong naturally knew that Cao Bianjiao, the former number one general in the world, had been defeated and subdued by the commander-in-chief Li Dingguo.
But according to Mo Xiaoyong's guess, with Wan'er's growth rate, Cao Bianjiao, who is also a level six strongman, is most likely not Wan'er's opponent now.
He knew how much Li Dingguo doted on his sister, and whenever there was something good, Wan'er would be the first one to be taken care of.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Wan'er leads this 100,000 new warriors to arrive at Tianheng Island in time, even if there are nearly 100,000 enemy warriors on the island, they will not be Wan'er's opponent.
What's more, there is a team of level five peak goshawks here, which is responsible for monitoring the enemy from high altitude, making it difficult for the enemies entrenched on Tianheng Island to escape.
"Chirp..."
At this time, a high-pitched eagle cry came from the sky. Wan'er quickly looked up to the northern sky. After seeing the golden figure flying over, she immediately shouted happily, "That's Dajin!"
"My big brother is here!"
"He has already led the army and captured Dengzhou City so quickly?"
"That's great!"
"Brother is here. I want to see where the pirate forces of Geng Zhongming, Geng Jingzhong, and Kong Youde want to run to!"
As she cheered and jumped for joy, the big gold flew down in front of her.
"Brother, you're here so soon!"
"I've met the commander-in-chief!"
Seeing Li Dingguo jumping off the back of Dajin, Wan'er and Mo Xiaoyong hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Ah."
Li Dingguo nodded, waved his hand at the two of them, and said with a smile, "The governor of Dengzhou City, Yang Wenyue, is still a figure, but unfortunately he was loyal to the Ming court and refused to surrender, so I killed him with my own hands."
"The million-strong enemy army gathered in the entire Dengzhou city was basically wiped out by our army. Unfortunately, Chen Hongfan and thousands of enemy soldiers escaped, so our mission was not completed."
"But it doesn't matter. These defeated soldiers are like dogs that have lost their homes. They won't be able to make any waves in the future." "Wan'er, it seems that you acted quite quickly. You captured this Aoshanwei City so quickly."
Li Dingguo smiled and praised the girl, "I returned to Lingshan Island earlier and learned that you had formed a new army and were heading towards Aoshanwei City on a large treasure ship, so I came to join you without stopping."
It was after returning to Lingshan Island that Li Dingguo learned about Wan'er's latest actions from He Liping, who stayed on the island. Worried that the girl was in danger, he hurried to meet her.
He never expected that he was too concerned and became confused. Wan'er is no longer the same girl as before. It is easy for her to capture the Aoshan Fortress which has poor defense, even with a new army.
"Of course!"
Wan'er couldn't help showing off in front of Li Dingguo, and said proudly, "I led the soldiers to launch a surprise attack this morning when the gate of the Acropolis had just been opened, and we captured it very easily."
"The garrison commander of this acropolis was killed by me using the Fantian Seal. He didn't even have the ability to fight back."
"Brother, we are preparing to lead the fleet to continue the expedition and wipe out the traitorous pirate forces entrenched in Tianheng Island in one fell swoop."
Wan'er then got down to business and explained to Li Dingguo the intelligence that Mo Xiaoyong had just reported, "...This is the situation."
"The panicked pirates led by Geng Zhongming, Geng Jingzhong, Kong Youde, Jia Huiqin, and Jia Huizhi are preparing to flee Tianheng Island in order to avoid the attack of our Fuxing Army."
"They are most likely planning to take the treasure ship south to settle down. They are likely to seek refuge with Zheng Zhilong, the pirate overlord in the south, and continue to commit crimes."
Wan'er now has a very good strategic vision. After a little thought, she guessed the purpose of Geng Zhongming's pirate force.
Since Deng and Lai states had already been captured by the Fuxing Army, they did not dare to go north to approach the Later Jin clan of Huang Taiji in Liaodong. Their only choice was to go south.
"Well, in that case, we cannot give them any chance to escape. We must lead this large fleet and 100,000 new recruits to the northernmost part of Laoshan Bay as soon as possible. Before the enemy evacuates on the treasure ship, we must launch a surprise attack on Tianheng Island and annihilate them on the island in one fell swoop."
Li Dingguo knew that time was running out and he couldn't let these traitors get away again.
In the past, Geng Zhongming, Geng Jingzhong, Kong Youde, Jia Huiqin and Jia Huizhi had escaped by diving or jumping into the sea under the command of himself and Wan'er. This time, they must not let the other party repeat the same mistake.
To be on the safe side, they must be intercepted on Tianheng Island, leaving them no chance to jump into the sea and escape.
Otherwise, these traitors with great luck might escape again, causing his efforts to fail.
According to the information just reported by Mo Xiaoyong, these big traitors will evacuate Tianheng Island within one or two days.
"Okay, big brother."
Wan'er quickly agreed.
She then called a mid-level fourth-level recruit general and asked him to lead 10,000 recruits to stay in Aoshanwei City to continue to be responsible for various follow-up work, and then ordered the remaining 90,000 recruits to complete the preparations for the large fleet to set out as soon as possible.
As the soldiers were busy, an hour later, 90,000 new recruits completed all preparations and boarded the large treasure ships.
"Dudu..."
As the navy's special horn sounded, this fleet consisting of thirty large treasure ships of various levels began to leave the large dock outside the east gate of Aoshanwei City in an orderly manner.
Led by the flagship, the top-grade treasure ship, the large fleet arrived at the deep water area, formed a column, and sailed rapidly towards the outermost part of Laizhou Bay in the northeast direction.
Tianheng Island is not too far from Aoshanwei City. It is near the northeast corner of Lingshan Bay. A large fleet traveling at full speed can reach the island in one day and one night.
Mo Xiaoyong rode on the level 5 peak goshawk first to continue monitoring the enemy's movements. Once he found any changes in the situation, he would come back to report in time to avoid letting the large fleet go empty-handed.
"Brother, I returned to Lingshan Island a few days ago, and He Liping, who was in charge of the island, told me a strange thing."
Wan'er was standing on the bow deck of the flagship treasure ship, watching the ship speeding through the wind and waves. She suddenly remembered something and said to Li Dingguo beside her.
"Recently, some of our soldiers stationed on various islands have discovered a strange situation: the sea beasts that have been pouring into the offshore area over the past two or three years have suddenly left the offshore area and seem to have returned to the open sea."
"It was clearly a sign that a beast tide was about to begin, but it just disappeared inexplicably. It's really surprising."
"I thought that within these few years, we would see the once-in-a-century beast tide!"
"It is puzzling that the groups of sea beasts that have been gathering in the coastal areas have suddenly disappeared mysteriously."
This girl is really careless, and there is even some regret in her words.
She also wanted to see the legendary beast tide, but she was greatly disappointed.
“Is this also happening in offshore areas?”
Li Dingguo frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "I have been riding Dajin a lot in the sky recently and found that in the wilderness, swamps, deep mountains and old forests, the various monster tribes that were becoming increasingly restless seemed to have suddenly calmed down."
"Now even these offshore areas are like this, I'm afraid the hidden reasons are not that simple."
"The sudden abnormalities of these various monster tribes living in the water and on land should be related to the great changes in the heavens today."
"Nowadays, we can clearly feel that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is becoming more and more dense, and the cultivation environment for practitioners is getting better and better. We can be sure that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is recovering."
"Perhaps it is because the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is recovering rapidly, which has greatly alleviated the harsh living environment requirements of various monster tribes living and breeding in water and on land, so there is no need to launch a beast tide for the time being."
After a brief thought about the abnormal situations he had noticed, Li Dingguo guessed some of the reasons hidden behind them.
Although he was not absolutely sure, he estimated that it was pretty close.
In any case, the postponement of the beast tide is undoubtedly a good thing.
What the Fuxing Army lacks most now is enough time for itself to grow and develop.
As long as there is enough time and the Renaissance Army grows rapidly, even if there are still beast tides coming in the future, they will be able to deal with it easily.
Now that there is no need to worry about the beast tide crisis for the time being, the situation has become increasingly favorable for the Restoration Army, which is aggressively conquering cities.
(End of this chapter)
