Seeing Wu Jun's warships begin to retreat, Li Feng was a little anxious. He pointed his sword forward and shouted loudly: "Speed up, don't let them escape."
"Chase!"
In this attack on Wu, Li Feng was the only naval force in the Han army. His marching route had been planned for him by the prime minister.
Down the river,
Approaching Wuchang.
As a general of the Han Dynasty, facing such a huge battle to destroy Wu, Li Feng certainly wanted to take the lead. It was also for this reason that he chose to lead the army to Yiling and deliver the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to Soochow.
War letter.
Compared with the other three routes, his marching speed is much faster.
Today is the first battle, after these few hours,
Although the Han army also suffered some attacks, the two armies did not have a direct confrontation. They mainly shot at each other.
But now the Wu army began to retreat.
No, we can't let them escape.
Li Feng was leading his army to charge forward. Not long after their warships rushed out, the warships in front kept tilting and finally sank slowly into the river.
"Help!"
"Help!"
The warship sank, but the soldiers on the warship fell into the water. They were all navy soldiers who had been training for five years. Naturally, they learned some water skills, and their training included how to escape when the warship sank.
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At this moment, nearly a thousand Han troops were seen. They were flopping on the river and calling for help from the approaching Han warships.
This is their only chance to survive. If they don't let the ships behind know about them quickly,
They are likely to be crushed by the approaching friendly warships.
There is no way, now the whole army is attacking, nearly a hundred warships are rushing towards them, they want to escape but they can't escape.
Li Feng and other generals naturally saw the Han soldiers on the water in front.
"Quick, rescue them!"
Li Feng did not hesitate. Looking at the soldiers calling for help on the water, he could not ignore their lives and just pursue Wu Jun.
Lu Zhi in the distance was very proud.
This is what he expected.
The several warships in front of the Han army will sink sooner or later, and they will definitely sink before the Han army behind them rush over.
This also gave him the opportunity to retreat calmly.
In the first battle, he sank five or six of his opponent's warships. For Lu Ju, this was a victory.
While the Han army was rescuing the Han army who fell into the water, Lu Zheng quickly led his army to retreat to the narrow river. Now if the Han army wanted to attack, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
During the first battle, the river could accommodate twenty or thirty warships passing parallel to each other, but now this narrow channel,
At most, it can accommodate more than ten Han warships to pass through.
Block——
Lu Ju's decision was simple,
Block this narrow passage,
The Han army could not pass through for a short time, while he could wait for reinforcements here.
"Grand Governor!"
A middle-aged general asked Li Feng: "Are you still rushing?"
He looked at Wu Jun in the distance and looked sad at the narrowing river surface.
Li Feng also sighed, glanced at the narrow river surface, and said in a deep voice: "Today our army did not win the first battle, so we will temporarily stop attacking." As he said that, he pointed to the river surface in front and said coldly: "The Wu army is blocking me downstream.
We can also block Wu Jun upstream."
"The Governor is wise!" the middle-aged general complimented.
"Send the order!" Li Feng said: "Order all ships to disembark at the mouth of the river immediately and not allow a single Wu ship to come over."
"No!"
I originally planned to defeat the Wu army in one battle, but now that the opportunity has been lost and the Wu army has blocked the river mouth, it is naturally not a wise move to rush over now.
But——
This narrow river is not only beneficial to the Wu army. They can block the Han army from going south, but it is also beneficial to the Han army. The Han army can hold it here, and at least it cannot allow the Wu army to easily rush over and attack the Han army.
After all, the total strength of the Soochow Navy was more than 100,000. If they learned that the Han army was attacking Wu in all directions, the navy would naturally stop the Han navy on the Yangtze River.
Even if the Soochow navy does not all come over, there is still no problem in deploying the same number of troops as the Han army. After all, the Han navy has a total of 80,000 people, but Li Feng only brought 60,000 people south this time, leaving two people behind.
Thousands of people were guarding Zigui to prevent Cao Wei from taking the opportunity to attack the Han's rear.
The first battle of the Han and Wu naval forces in Yiling lasted only a few hours. The Han army lost five warships and more than 1,300 people were killed. The Wu army did not lose any warships, but the number of casualties was higher than that of the Han army.
The Wu army's rockets were too dense, causing much greater casualties. In this battle, the Wu army lost a total of more than 2,900 people.
In the evening.
The Han army established a stronghold in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, while the Wu army established a stronghold in the lower reaches.
Then at the mouth of the river, obstacles were set up to guard against sudden attacks.
"Grand Governor!"
Lieutenant General Meng Hua came to the tent and asked Li Feng: "Captain Commander, the Wu army is blocked downstream. How should our army break through the defense?"
Meng Hua was from Wudu, and he ranked sixth in the country in the second martial arts examination of Han Dynasty. In fact, he participated in the competition in the first martial arts examination. It was a pity that in which period he failed in the Wudu County examination.
Here comes Liu Chan who changed his name.
In the first martial arts examination, Meng Hua failed to pass the county examination, but in the second martial arts examination he came first in the Wudu County examination, then entered the Beijing examination, and finally won sixth place, and was finally assigned to Li Yan's army in Jiangzhou
Effectiveness of subordinates.
In the past few years, he has been following Li Feng and has grown very fast. This time, as a deputy general, he followed Li Feng south to attack Soochow.
Li Feng sighed after hearing this: "Wu Jun is good at water. Today's battle can be regarded as a real experience of their strength."
Meng Hua disagreed and said: "Captain, although the Wu army is good at water, they are also defeated by our Han army. More than ten years ago, weren't they beaten by the governor and their entire army was almost annihilated... Hahaha...
." Meng Hua laughed as he spoke.
"Zi Yuan, don't underestimate the enemy!" Zi Yuan is the Chinese character for Meng Hua. Li Feng looked at the map and said, "Although we are a naval force in this attack on Wu, we can be regarded as the main force in the attack on Wu. We will win."
Then we can go down the river and reach Wuchang."
After saying that, he paused, stood up, looked at Meng Hua, and said: "If we cannot contain the main force of Soochow, the other three groups will face tenacious resistance."
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Li Feng knew very well the responsibility he shouldered. This time the Han Dynasty attacked Wu, a total of 260,000 people were dispatched, including 200,000 infantry and cavalry. The main force was led by the prime minister himself.
However, from the moment he set out, Li Feng felt that his 60,000-strong naval force was the real main force, and would also face the most brutal test.
There is no other reason. He is traveling by water, heading south mainly to places like Yiling, Jiangling, Jiangxia, and Jingzhou. As long as he breaks through these passes, his troops will be directed towards Wuchang.
Once his 60,000 men reach Wuchang, the 200,000 Han troops in the south will basically not encounter much resistance, because Sun Quan will find a way to defeat him first. After all, the safety of Wuchang is more important.
Li Feng is actually quite happy. Over the years, his father and son have been guarding the Yangtze River defense line, but he knows better that this battle may be the one that can change the destiny of the old Li family.
Since the late emperor defeated Yiling, the Li family's status in the Han Dynasty had been suppressed. As the minister of the Han Dynasty, Li Yan was basically responsible for guarding the border for the Han Dynasty for the rest of his life.
This——
This was not the late emperor’s original intention at that time.
When the late emperor passed away, he also appointed Li Yan as one of the important ministers of Tuogu, and he was also the minister of law, in charge of the military affairs of the Han Dynasty.
But what happened next?
All military and political power was vested in the prime minister's office. Li Yan, the minister, was actually just a decoration. Whether it was the imperial expedition to the south or the northern expedition, Li Yan did not receive much importance.
This time, Li Feng thought it was an opportunity.
As long as he reaches Wuchang City before the Prime Minister, the Emperor will definitely know that the Li family is also capable.
But now, Li Feng is frowning.
Wu Jun blocked the Yangtze River, and his plan to quickly reach Wuchang was afraid that it would be delayed.
"Grand Governor!" Meng Hua said with a smile: "Although Lu Zhi blocked the mouth of the river, our army still has a chance to defeat them."
"Oh???" Li Feng was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "What's Zi Yuan's plan?"
Meng Hua pointed at the map and said, "Look at it, Commander-in-Chief!"
Looking at the location pointed by Meng Hua, Li Feng was stunned for a moment, a little confused, but Meng Hua smiled and said: "This place is located to the north of Yiling, called Yishan. The late emperor once faced Soochow here.
Lu Xun..." He paused before saying, "If our army crosses Yishan, we can take a detour to Xiaoting..."
Xiaoting?
Li Feng pondered, of course he knew that after passing Xiaoting and continuing southward, it was Jiangling. If they could pass through Jiangling, the Han army would soon continue eastward and approach Jiangxia through the Xia River. Once the Han army arrived in Jiangxia, Wuchang, the capital of Soochow, would
That’s just the ruler.
Seeing that Li Feng remained silent, Meng Hua continued: "The Commander-in-Chief, I will ask you to lead three thousand elite troops around Yishan and go north from Xiaoting. Then we can encircle Lu Zhi with the Commander-in-Chief."
"Zi Yuan wants to go to Yi Mountain... but..." Li Feng frowned and said, "Zi Yuan didn't know that the Wu army would not set up troops and horses in Yi Mountain. Once the Wu army deployed troops and horses in Yi Mountain to block it, wouldn't Zi Yuan have the opportunity to do so?"
Is there no return?"
Browsing through Yishan Mountain and going around to Xiaoting seems to be a good strategy, but when a group of soldiers and horses come from behind, Lu Zheng will be caught off guard.
However, Wu Jun is not a fool.
The Han army could think of conquering Yishan, but the Wu army couldn't think of it?
It's too risky.
"Grand Governor!" Meng Hua continued: "As long as the Grand Governor pretends to attack Lu Zhi, and the general will take the opportunity to attack Yishan, the Wu army may think that the main force of our army is on the river, and will not expect that the general will suddenly attack Yishan.
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Although Meng Hua is somewhat brave, he lacks battlefield experience, so Li Feng is still a little worried.
"Zi Yuan intends to defeat the enemy, which is a good thing!" Li Feng first praised, then pointed to the south of Yishan, which is Yiling City, and said: "Although Lu Ju is leading the main force to block the river,
But as a prefect, he is naturally more familiar with the topography of Yiling than you and me."
"Zi Yuan can think of detouring to Yishan and rushing to Xiaoting to attack the back road..." Li Feng said with a smile: "Could it be that...could Lu Zhi not think of it? If Lu Zhi had already been around Yishan
The troops and horses are deployed, and if Zi Yuan goes, wouldn't he be falling into a trap?"
"Zi Yuan!" Li Feng turned around, patted Meng Hua's shoulder gently, and said, "Lü Zhi's blocking the downstream puts our army in a dilemma, but it is not helpless." He smiled and said
: "Zi Yuan is my right-hand man, so naturally I will not take such risky measures."
"Grand Governor!" Meng Hua said otherwise, "Even if Lu Zheng has troops stationed in Yishan, the general can still pass by quietly." As he said that, Meng Hua suddenly handed over to Li Fengyi.
, said: "The last general is willing to issue a military order. If this battle cannot be won, please behead the last general."
"Oh???" Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then looked at Meng Hua doubtfully and said, "Zi Yuan is so confident?"
"Yes! Grand Governor!" Meng Hua confirmed: "General Mo has been observing the surrounding terrain in the past few days, and has also sent some sentinels to find out the news. Yishan Mountain is dangerous and can be easily passed by a small group of troops."
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"Is this true?" Li Feng asked in surprise?
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