The vigorous development of the navigation industry has led to the vigorous development of the navy. Now there are millions of people in Daqian who rely on the sea to make a living. There are more than 50,000 ships of various types in Hebei, and there are thousands of sea-going ships of more than a thousand stones. It can be said that now There are already fewer sailors in Hebei than in Jiangnan. The entire Daqian Navy exceeds 50,000 people. Although the number of troops is large, most of them are still engaged in logistical tasks of transporting grain and personnel. The new navy originally wanted to make contributions, Fan Xian These subordinates forced him to fight for combat missions.
There were only two major princes left in the Han Dynasty (no one cared about Zhang and Lu), and no matter how hard they tried to make contributions, the world would be unified by the ruling power.
Obviously, the new navy is no longer satisfied with its soy sauce status. At the same time, the generals of Daqian have regarded Cao Cao as their meal! They did not take Cao Cao seriously, but began to imagine how to unify the world!
Fan Xian continued: "Cao Cao is easy to annex, but Liu Bei is not so easy to deal with. The middle of Shu is full of dangers, with high mountains everywhere. With Liu Bei's stubbornness, he will definitely hold on to the end. Even if our army has artillery, it will be impossible to conquer the middle of Shu. .
My subordinates feel that our navy is powerful and the Yangtze River is a natural hazard to others. But to sailors like me who have experienced sea storms, the Yangtze River is just a small ditch. We can fully utilize the advantages of our navy. It was easy first and then difficult. He conquered Danyang County from the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then followed the waterway south of the Yangtze River to conquer the entire Yangzhou, and then Jingzhou, Jiaozhou and other places. By then, even if Liu Bei had natural dangers in the middle of Shu, he would not be able to rely on a chance place. If we can withstand our great military strength, then our army will come from Shuzhong to encircle it from all sides, and no matter how powerful Liu Bei is, he will be unable to recover!"
First conquer Shuzhong, and then go down the river to conquer Jingzhou and Yangzhou. This strategy obviously has nothing to do with their navy. They can only gain some credit when they attack Yangzhou. This is disadvantageous for naval officers who want to make contributions.
And if Daqian's strategy is to fight from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the upper reaches, then the main force will be the officers and soldiers of their navy. Obviously, they can achieve more meritorious deeds!
Wang Lei said loudly: "If you go upstream, how can you defeat Shuzhong?"
Fan Xian immediately retorted: "Compared with Yizhou, it is easier to conquer Jingzhou. Yangzhou is easier first. It is easy first and then difficult. What is wrong with this? Maybe we can conquer Yangzhou and Jingzhou and capture the little emperor of the Han Dynasty. Yizhou will Surrendering without a fight is better than having hundreds of thousands of troops languishing in the mountains of Yizhou. In all dynasties, Shuzhong always fought last. What's wrong with my fighting ability?"
The two wanted to continue arguing, but Xu Wei stopped them and said: "We will leave the attack on Jiangnan for later. The main enemy now is Cao Cao. Don't go off topic!"
Wang Ge said: "It would be much easier to defeat only one Cao Cao. Let Yang Feng in Yuzhou pay attention to Liu Bei in Jingzhou and don't let him cause trouble for us. Then we will mobilize 250,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry from Jizhou and Yanzhou. First from Xuzhou Attack, and then penetrate directly into Cao Cao's hinterland!"
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "Accept Wang Lei as the commander-in-chief to conquer Cao Cao, and launch an attack to annihilate Cao Cao after the autumn harvest."
Originally, Xu Wei wanted to deal with the internal affairs for a few years, straighten out the internal problems of Daqian, and then eliminate Cao Cao and Liu Bei, but these two people were actually ready to make a move, so Xu Wei had no choice but to act first.
Under Xu Wei's order, Da Qin House's huge war machinery began to operate. Countless artillery and ammunition were transported on the rails. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were recruited into military camps. Six huge military camps appeared in Jizhou and Yanzhou. Countless officers and soldiers of the army are training in the camp!
Wang Lei said excitedly: "I will definitely not disappoint the governor during the summer vacation, and I will definitely chop off Cao Cao's head!"
After the news from Hebei reached Cao Cao in Qingzhou, Cao Cao could only smile bitterly: "Originally we wanted to catch Thunder Lord by surprise, but now it has caused Thunder Lord to attack us."
Guo Jia comforted: "This is what we expected! With hundreds of thousands of troops recruited and countless supplies of food and supplies transported, it is difficult to hide it from Da Gan. But judging from the current situation, Lei Gong is still We don’t know our strategy. As long as we wait for Liu Bei to launch an attack, Lei Gong will not have the energy to deal with us!"
Xun Yu said: "Fortunately, time is on our side. The autumn harvest in Jingzhou is more than a month earlier than that in Hebei. According to Lei Gong's habit, he must launch a large army attack after the autumn harvest. By then, Liu Bei is afraid The army has already invaded Yuzhou!"
Sure enough, in mid-September, all the wheat in Xun and Hebei turned golden yellow, as if the autumn harvest was about to come, but the autumn harvest in the south of the Yangtze River had already been completed.
At this time, the war was raging again. Zhang Fei of Nanyang County suddenly gathered 20,000 troops and marched north to attack Yingchuan County, surprising Xu Huang, the prefect of Yingchuan County.
This was because no one in Da Gan believed that the Han had the power to counterattack them now. We must know that Nanyang County was blocked by the Funiu Mountains and the internal rivers were dense, so it was difficult for the cavalry to gallop.
But in Yingchuan County, there is a vast plain, the most suitable place for Daqian's cavalry to gallop. Last year, Liu Bei's 100,000-strong army was defeated here. As long as they are not stupid, it is impossible to attack Yuzhou at this time, but this happened It just happened.
Xu Huang did not hesitate. He first reported the situation to Yang Feng, and then led 15,000 soldiers to meet Zhang Fei's 20,000 troops!
The armies of both sides met at the junction of Luyang and Fucheng! A small battle ensued, with no winner or loser. So the two armies were stationed in place, and Zhang Fei and Xu Huang simultaneously asked for reinforcements from the rear.
Xu Huang originally thought that Yang Feng's reinforcements would arrive earlier than Zhang Fei. After all, although Yuzhou was a newly occupied territory, there were already several crude rail carriages connecting Yingchuan County. Yang Feng's reinforcements would support him from Runan, and it would take less than 10 days. time.
But what Xu Huang never expected was that it was Zhang Fei who arrived early.
It turned out that before Zhang Fei launched the attack, Liu Bei had already assembled an army of 100,000 in Xiangyang and took boats to support Zhang Fei all the way along the Han River. Liu Bei's army traveled by boat all the way, and was even faster than Yang Feng could ride a rail carriage. Quickly, after Zhang Fei and Liu Bei reunited, the Jingzhou Army, numbering 120,000, launched a counterattack against the Northern Xinjiang Army under the command of Liu Bei.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Facing the 10 times strength advantage of the Jingzhou Army, Xu Huang was beaten and retreated, and he could only retreat all the way to wait for Yang Feng's reinforcements.
Yang Feng was worried about Xu Huang's safety and led 30,000 troops to support Xu Huang. At the same time, he ordered the cavalry captain Murong Yuan to lead 5,000 cavalry and charge straight to Nanyang County, hoping to cut off Liu Bei's food route and threaten Liu Bei's retreat.
Because Liu Bei's army of hundreds of thousands gathered so quickly and attacked Yingchuan County from Xiangyang in less than half a month, Yang Feng understood that Liu Bei had already planned this attack, otherwise his marching speed would not be possible. Come quickly, even come quickly with the large army of rail carriages!
But it is a pity that even after Yang Feng joined Xu Huang, the strength of both sides was less than 50,000, which was only one-third of Liu Bei's. Liu Bei was well prepared this time and was surrounded by elite Jingzhou troops. Under Liu Bei's command Next, the Jingzhou army fought to the death, especially the southern barbarian soldiers recruited from the south of Jingzhou. This was because the soldiers were not afraid of death and had strong combat power, coupled with Liu Bei's desperate attack regardless of the cost.
After the two sides fought for five days, Yang Feng's army suffered more than 10,000 casualties. It could be said that it was a heavy loss. The army could not hold on and retreated to the defense of Xinjicheng.
Murong Yuan, who wanted to cut off Liu Bei's retreat, rushed into Nanyang County, only to find that there were Wubao trenches everywhere. Any targets with offensive value were tightly defended by Liu Bei. At this time, Jingzhou general Wenpin led the navy. When entangled, the mobility of disease must exceed that of the navy in other places. When Nanyang County has a dense river network and China Unicom extends in all directions, the navy of Wenpin can actually go wherever the cavalry of the army goes. After catching up, Ru later used the ship's naval guns to continuously bombard the cavalry. For a while, Murong Yuan was in a dilemma.
At the same time, Guan Yu led an army of 50,000 from Yangzhou County to Runan County from the direction of Jiujiang County. In less than half a month, Liu Bei of Jingzhou launched an army of nearly 200,000 to attack Yuzhou. There are only 50,000 troops, and most of them are still confronting Liu Bei, making it difficult to support various places in Yuzhou. The defense forces of the counties and cities in Yuzhou are weak. Guan Yu is invincible when he attacks the city and forces, and his troops are directed towards Yangzhai, the seat of Runan County.
Faced with such a critical situation, Yang Feng was frightened and angry. He was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to fight. Liu Bei had already planned this. Yang Feng mobilized all the militiamen in Yuzhang to strengthen his own troops to resist the Jingzhou army. , and asked Xu Wei for help! The situation in Yuzhou is now difficult to change by his own efforts, and he needs reinforcements.
Early October, Ji County, Youzhou!
The situation of the war in Yuzhou quickly reached Xu Wei of Jixian County. He immediately summoned the entire hall's senior officials to explain the situation of the war in Yuzhou to everyone.
Wang Ge couldn't believe it and said: "Is Liu Bei crazy? There is no danger in Yuzhou, and it is suitable for cavalry to gallop. Even if he has a slight advantage in the early stage, as long as our reinforcements arrive in Yuzhou, he will definitely be defeated. Jingzhou Army."
Xu Weidao: "Then you are in danger now. If we don't support Yang Feng, Yuzhou may be captured by Liu Bei again!"
Wang Ge immediately said: "Duan Peng's 50,000 cavalry are gathering in Yanzhou. Originally, they were going to attack Xuzhou, but now they have changed their route south to join Yang Feng in less than 10 days!"
Xu Wei immediately ordered: "Have Duan Peng's cavalry immediately support Yang Feng, and at the same time order Huang Long from Sili to lead 50,000 soldiers from Xuanyuan Pass to attack Nanyang County directly and cut off the retreat of Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of troops. Liu Bei this time
If they dare to come to Yuzhou, we will keep them all to lay the foundation for the next step to capture Jiangnan."
Liu Bei only has about 300,000 soldiers in Jiangnan, and now two-thirds of them are in Yuzhang. If this army is wiped out, the land of Jiangnan will be within easy reach.