While Ma Dai and Zhao commanded fifty thousand Han troops on foot and cavalry, the Han Emperor Liu Chan, who was thousands of miles away in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, also got up early today.
"Your Majesty!"
Queen Zhang Yang stood up slowly and asked: "Why did your Majesty get up so early today?"
Liu Chan turned around and smiled and said, "Did Yang'er forget?" He glanced out the window, and then said excitedly: "Today is the day when my Han Dynasty King will go on an expedition."
Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment and then suddenly realized.
"Your Majesty, make atonement!" Zhang Yang looked a little embarrassed.
Shaking his head, he apologized and said, "Yang'er really forgot about this."
When Liu Chan heard this, he shook his head slightly and said to himself, Queen, you have such a big heart.
However, I can't blame Zhang Yang, after all, she just woke up; and now the Han Dynasty is strong and has fought a lot of wars in these years.
It hasn’t worried the women in the harem yet. Anyway, the winners in the end are all big men.
This time,
Although Liu Chan decided to conquer Wu.
But, is this important?
Everyone knows that Soochow is good at water warfare, but land warfare is scum.
What's more, this time the Han Dynasty dispatched 260,000 land and water troops, divided into four groups to attack Wu. How could Soochow resist?
"Yang'er, sleep a little longer!" Liu Chan said softly: "I'm going out to do some activities."
Although a large army is going out today, Liu Chan is far away in Chang'an. Even if he wants to do something, he can't do anything.
Because the commander who led the army to attack Wu this time was not him, but Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Originally, Liu Chan planned to lead the army to attack Wu personally, but Zhuge Liang disagreed. He insisted on leading the army to attack Wu personally, and let Liu Chan sit in Chang'an.
Alas——
Don’t accept old age!
Zhuge Liang is seventy-one this year, but he doesn't feel old at all. Six months ago, because of rumors on the streets of Chang'an, Liu Chan thought this was an opportunity.
So he went to discuss with Zhuge Liang.
In the end, the two people discussed and decided to unite the army to attack Wu.
As for the rumor, both Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang believed that it must have been done by Cao Wei, because although Soochow was afraid of the Han, they were more willing to live in harmony with the Han.
However, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang directly blamed Soochow for this matter. The reason is very simple. As soon as Zhu Ying, the envoy of Soochow, left Chang'an, these rumors began to spread in Chang'an. It is reasonable to say that Soochow was responsible.<
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Long before Liu Chan's Western Expedition, the Han Dynasty had already decided to unify the world. At that time, Liu Chan said that he would conquer Wei and destroy Wu in five years. It was just because Liu Chan delayed for a few years in the Western Regions.
Now that the Western Region has been pacified, after Zhuge Liang's nine years of hard work, the strength of the Han Dynasty has long reached the standard that Liu Chan wants to unify the world.
Defeat Wei?
Or destroy Wu?
On this issue, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang had the same idea, that is, it is easy first and then difficult.
In comparison, among the three kingdoms now, Wu is the weakest. Even Sun Quan has been making great efforts in these years, but due to the internal structure of Soochow,
Soochow is still controlled by aristocratic families,
Its overall strength has not actually improved much.
In comparison, although Cao Wei had suffered consecutive defeats before, his lean camels were bigger than horses. Cao Wei now had more than 300,000 troops. More importantly, if the Han attacked Wei, Soochow would definitely take the opportunity to hold back the Han.
Because of his dead lips and cold teeth, as well as this kind of constraining thing, Sun Quan likes to do it most.
But Cao Wei is different. Now Cao Wei's military power is in the hands of the general Cao Shuang. Compared with his father Cao Zhen, Cao Shuang is far behind.
Moreover, Sima Yi is now being squeezed out. With Cao Shuang's character, he is afraid that he will not lead an army to contain the Han to help Soochow.
Of course, even if Cao Wei sends troops to contain it, the Han Dynasty is not afraid now.
After all, the Han Dynasty now has nearly 600,000 soldiers and horses. Even if the Wu and Wei coalition forces are combined, the Han Dynasty can calmly deal with it, but it may suffer greater losses in the end.
Destroy Wu——
First destroy the Wu Kingdom, and then surround Cao Wei on three sides, or we can unify the world at the minimum cost. The most important point is that Liu Chan understood the historical process in his previous life. Sun Shiwan will die this year.
Now we are attacking Wu. Halfway through the battle, Sun Quan is dead.
Hahaha!
This will accelerate the demise of Soochow.
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Zhuge Liang led the troops to the expedition, but Liu Chan was not worried about the war.
The only thing that worries him is that the Prime Minister is old.
But Liu Chan also knew that Zhuge Liang's long-cherished wish throughout his life was to revive the Han Dynasty and unify the Central Plains. Now that he was seventy years old, he knew that he did not have much time, so he had to go alone to conquer Wu this time.
‘The late emperor bless you! May your father-in-law return home soon!’
Liu Chan came outside the temple and prayed silently.
However, Zhuge Liang, who was far away in Guilin County, looked relaxed. In this attack on Wu, Zhuge Liang divided 260,000 soldiers and horses into four groups, and 60,000 naval troops came down the river from Zigui to attack Yiling.
Contain the main force of the navy in Soochow.
The land route was divided into three. Ma Dai and Zhao led 50,000 cavalry out of Jiaozhou, Guan Suo and Chen Xin led 50,000 cavalry out of Cangwu, and Zhuge Liang led 100,000 cavalry out of Guilin. The three routes came from three directions.
Enter Wu Realm.
According to Zhuge Liang's plan, Ma Dai started from Jiaozhou and went all the way north to attack Jian'an, Linhai, and Kuaiji counties; Guansuo went north from Cangwu to attack Luling and Yuzhang; then Zhuge Liang's main force went north from Guilin to attack Ling.
Ling, Changsha, and finally surrounded Wuchang, the capital of the Eastern Wu Kingdom, with the other three groups.
March 12th was the time when the Han Dynasty conquered Wu.
Four armies launched an attack on Soochow at the same time, but the first to start the battle was Li Feng, the navy commander who came to Yiling.
At dawn, war drums were beating on the river outside Yiling City, and shouts of killing were heard everywhere.
Because Li Feng led the Han navy to Yiling ten days ago. Although he did not immediately attack the Wu army in Yiling, he only sent the Han emperor's letter of war to Yiling city.
However, Lü Zhi, the prefect of Yiling, was very nervous. While he sent the Han's letter of war to Wuchang, he quickly mobilized the surrounding naval forces to maintain a confrontation with the Han army.
At this time, the Han army suddenly launched an attack, but the Wu army did not panic.
Lu Ju stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the approaching Han warships.
"Get ready!"
Lu Ju said in a deep voice: "When the Han warships come into range, shoot them hard and kill these damn Han troops, so that they can learn from me the strength of the Wu navy."
The big man suddenly attacked. Although Lu Zheng was a little nervous, when the two armies were about to fight, he seemed very calm. After all, Wu Jun was best at water warfare. Among the Three Kingdoms, in terms of water warfare ability, Wu Jun Ruo
If it is said to be second, then Han and Wei would never dare to claim first.
"In today's battle, we must defeat the Han army's spirit!" Lu Zhi said loudly: "Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!"
"No!"
The generals around him heard the promise.
In an instant, the Wu army officers and soldiers were intently staring at the approaching Han army on the river. Their crossbows were fully loaded, waiting for the Han army to enter the shooting range at any time.
On the other side, Li Feng, the commander of the Han Dynasty navy, was also standing on the bow. He was also staring at the Wu army warship in front. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
In these years, he and his father Li Yan guarded the Yangtze River defense line. Except for the Wu-Wei coalition's attack on the Han Dynasty more than ten years ago, he had a battle with the Soochow navy, and he never went to the battlefield again.
Five years ago, his father Li Yan passed away. Zhuge Liang appointed Li Feng as the commander-in-chief of the navy and asked him to train the navy in Zigui. After five years of training, the combat effectiveness of the Han navy trained by him is witnessed today.
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This chapter has been completed!