1087 Special Sneak Attack (1/2)
Chapter 1087 – Special Sneak Attack
24th day of the Battle Map.
Prince Regent Ouyang Shuo and the three thousand Divine Martial Guards suddenly disappeared from Jianye.
At the same time, Player Feng Qiuhuang, who had been hiding, suddenly walked onto the front stage and replaced Ouyang Shuo. She started to take charge of the Jianye Imperial Court situation whilst being in charge of frontline resources and army matters.
Beside her were two thousand Fallen Phoenix City Personal Guards.
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25th day of the Battle Map.
On the vast ocean surface, the Great Xia Emperor Squadron rode the waves forward.
On the deck of The Emperor, Ouyang Shuo stood firm as he looked out at the vast ocean and asked, ”How many more days before the squadron reaches the Bohai Sea?”
Bohai Sea, the North Sea, was a portion of the Pacific. It was the inner river of China, located between Liao Ning, Hebei, Shan Dong, and Tianjing.
They went to Bohai River because of one pass.
This pass was located north of Yiyan Mountain, and its south connected to the Bohai Sea, which was why it was called Shanhai Pass.
Zhou Yu replied, ”My king, the squadron is riding along with the wind, and if things proceed smoothly, we will arrive the day after at the latest.”
”Great!”
Ouyang Shuo was really pumped up and could not help but feel a little excited.
Shanhai Pass had the name of being the top pass in the world. It was built during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign and was a key area to when the Qing army entered the land, which was why it was really meaningful.
After the Great Shun and Great Xi armies changed their plans, Ouyang Shuo immediately activated the backup plan. He went down Changjiang to meet up with the Emperor Squadron and entered the ocean.
Ouyang Shuo's goal was to take down Shanhai Pass and break the only way back for the Qing army.
Since Dorgon was determined to not engage the Southern Alliance Army too early, Ouyang Shuo decided to force his hand.
After taking down Shanhai Pass, Ouyang Shuo did not mind taking a stroll outside of it.
Although the Qing Dynasty had shifted to Yanjing a year ago, outside of it, many Manchurians and even royal blood ones lived in their old capital, Shenyang. This was the foundations of the Qing Dynasty.
If their foundations were under siege, Ouyang Shuo did not believe that Dorgon would not be anxious.
Even if Dorgon could keep calm, the Manchu nobles would not agree to it.
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Zhongyuan.
While Ouyang Shuo led troops up north, Li Jing and Guo Ziyi were not slacking around. After Li Jing led troops down to attack Kaifeng, he stopped going up north and rested on the spot.
Guo Ziyi's forces chose to rest up at Jinan.
Using this time, both of them strengthened their control over the South Ming army. They kicked out the unstable or unskilled generals and promoted some that could fight well.
Gao Jie, Huo Degong, and Liu Liangzuo; these were all skilled people, and their forces did not lack skilled soldiers like Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang.
To promote these generals had many evident pros.
First, they were not outsiders and the South Ming soldiers would not oppose them. Secondly, they were good at war and were once main generals of various armies, so they were able to adapt quickly.