Chapter 205: Capturing Sun Quan alive (Third Master, have a good trip)
After Anhui became the front line of the war between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, Lingyang became the rear area.
If you look at Jiangdong's entire layout along the Yangtze River from a map, you will find that their defenses are quite rigorous and watertight.
There are two ways to attack Jiangdong from Yuzhang. One is along the Yangtze River, which was Huang Zu's previous attack route.
The other was the land route Liu Pan took, from Nanchang to Yingtan, Shangrao, Quzhou, Jinhua, Yiwu, Shaoxing and so on to Hangzhou.
The reason why there are only these two roads is because the north bank of the Yangtze River is the Dabie Mountains, and the south is the southeastern hills and mountains. Countless mountains and ridges wrap up the entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain, making it difficult to cross.
Coupled with the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, Jiangdong is even more dangerous geographically than the Sichuan Basin.
It is no wonder that once the Central Plains Dynasty lost the north, they would choose to migrate to the east of the Yangtze River. This created the empires of many dynasties such as Dongwu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, and the Southern Song and Nanming.
The current situation is the same as the countless subsequent attacks on Jiangdong.
On the southern front, because Liu Pan's land supply line was too long, Jiangdong cleverly took a defensive position and chose to defend in the Qiantang area. This eventually overwhelmed Liu Pan's supplies and forced him to withdraw his troops back to Nanchang.
The choice for the northern line of Jiangdong was to use Anqing as the forward position, and then Songyang, Hulin, Nanling, later Songyang County, and Chizhou City as the rear defense line.
As a result, Jiangdong was in a stage of blocking situation when facing Huang Zu's attack.
Even if Huang Zu defeated Anqing, Jiangdong's army could still retreat to Songyang and other places to continue its defense, locking the river across the river and wearing down the enemy step by step.
This is why Jia Xu suggested that Liu Biao could proclaim himself emperor by taking Yu Zhang.
Because if we continue to attack eastward, it will be much more difficult than capturing Yuzhang, and we don’t know if we will fight until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse.
Therefore, it is the best choice to first achieve a strategic victory, take advantage of the peak of military strength to proclaim the emperor, and then slowly consolidate the territory, seize Jiangdong and Yizhou in one fell swoop, and dominate the south.
As for Lingyang.
It is still behind the Southern Tomb of Songyang Hulin, more than 100 kilometers away from the front line Wankou, and it is also a storage point for part of the grain and grass.
When Zhou Yu made arrangements for grain and grass, he placed part of the grain harvest in Wan County to support Wankou.
The other part is placed in the nest to support the Southern Tomb of Songyang Hu Forest and other places.
The last part was placed in Lingyang, the rear area.
Therefore, to a certain extent, Shen Chen's decision to go to Lingyang was an accident and he ended up at the place where he was hoarding food and grass in Jiangdong.
The fleet went down the river.
Along the way, we passed through Songyang, Hulin, and Nanling. The river bank was dotted with beacon towers. When the Jiangdong soldiers on the beacon towers saw the ships passing the Jiangdong flag, they waved flags one after another to identify the ships.
But because the semaphore of the Jiangdong Navy system was very different from the semaphore of the Jiangxia system, Shen Chen ordered not to bother with it and drove directly towards Qingshui.
Suddenly there was smoke everywhere.
From yesterday to now, Lu Su has not had time to report to the south.
Firstly, the beacon tower was almost unusable due to the rainy weather. Secondly, they had been besieged yesterday and the dock was occupied by others, making it impossible to get out of the boat.
The only way to get out of the boat is to enter Wanshui River from the west gate of Wankou, but you will still pass by Anqing Pavilion. Moreover, the Yangtze River is still in the flood season, and the water level and current speed have skyrocketed. Small boats cannot go there. Only large ships can go, but big ships cannot pass Anqing Pavilion.
So until now, the rear of Jiangdong Army did not know about the presence of enemy troops in Wankou.
It is obviously too late to report again at this time.
The ships were sailing very fast, supported by the speed of the water flow. There were a large number of rowers in the eight large ships, and they were sailing on the wide river surface of more than two or three miles, like a flying boat, heading towards the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Only two hours later, the fleet arrived at the Qingshui Port. Compared with the Qingshui River on the Yangtze River, the river channel is much narrower, but it is still nearly one to two hundred meters wide.
Under the excellent operations of the Jingzhou Navy, the army soon entered the river and headed towards Lingyang.
From the moment we enter Qingshui, the plains on both sides turn into mountains.
And the most important thing is that there are no beacon towers along the way.
Compared with the Yangtze River coast, Qingshui's strategic position is far inferior to that of the Yangtze River.
Even if we go from Qingshui to Taiping Lake, and then from Taiping Lake downstream to the Qingyi River into Wuhu, we can reach the hinterland of Jiangdong and threaten Jiangdong's rear.
But the problem is that this road is too dangerous, and there are several cities to intercept it. It is ten times more dangerous than the wide water surface of the Yangtze River. No matter how powerful the army is, it will not take the risk of one man being able to pass the barrier and ten thousand others not being able to open it.
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Therefore, the area along the Yangtze River was Jiangdong's key defense area, while Qingshui's defense was extremely empty. Especially when the main force of Jiangdong's navy was exhausted, and even the rear Anhui mouth only had more than a thousand people left to guard.
The first city encountered when heading south from Qingshui is called Lincheng. It was built by Sun Quan in the eighth year of Jian'an, two years ago, so that once Wankou was breached, Jiangdong Navy could use it after ceding a strategic area.
The waterways of the Yangtze River extend in all directions to attack the enemy's rear.
At this time, the small town did not have any strict defenses. Shen Chen stood on the boat and looked out.
I saw a small town wrapped in jungle under the deep mountains and old forests on the left bank of Qingshui, standing on the river bank. There were a few Jiangdong soldiers scattered on the river bank, looking towards this side. Obviously they couldn't understand why.
Suddenly several large ships appeared in such a rear area.
"Let Qu dare to take over this city!"
Shen Chen gave the order.
The flagman on the lower mast gave orders to the rear.
The two battleships led by Qu Gan immediately changed their course and rushed towards Lincheng.
The defenders on the shore didn't realize until they got closer that the other party's clothes were completely different from theirs. They were clearly those of the enemy Jiangxia Navy. Their expressions suddenly changed with horror and they hurriedly ran towards the city.
After a while, when Shen Chen's army continued to march southward toward Lingyang, the garrison of less than 200 people in Lincheng had completely escaped. Qu Gan led 500 people and easily occupied the city.
This outpost is located in Lincheng.
"General, Lingyang is ahead."
The ship sailed at high speed, and after a while, it emerged from the hilly and mountainous areas on both sides of the river, and a plain and valley suddenly opened up in front of it.
There is a city erected on the left bank of the valley. There is a dock at the river mouth outside the city, with many ships on it.
Shen Chen came over to take a look. He found that Lincheng and Lingyang were indeed easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack places, and Jiangdong's back line was indeed empty at this time. If he had sufficient supplies of food and grass and enough personnel, he would really dare to follow the route.
He followed the Jing River, which was later known as the Qingyi River, and fought all the way to Wuhu.
It's a pity that there are not enough food, grass and personnel.
Just as I was thinking about it, the fleet was already less than two miles away from Lingyang. The river was wide and the people on the dock had seen them early. Unlike the Lincheng defenders, these people blew the horns one after another. Due to the different systems of the two sides, Jiangxia
The navy didn't know what they were talking about.
After a while, their fleet was still sailing at a high speed. Seeing that there was no response from the other side, the defenders of Lingyang immediately realized that something was wrong, and immediately blew an urgent horn sound, causing the whole city to panic.
At this moment, in Lingyang City, a young man in his twenties was sitting on his knees in the study room in the backyard of the county government residence, reading a book. Suddenly, he heard a faint sound outside the city, and he frowned and raised his head to look.
"General!"
An old man in his fifties hurried into the backyard and said to the young man: "Let's go quickly."
"What happened to Master Dongfang?"
That young man was Sun Quan, and the Lord Dongfang in his mouth was called Zhang Hong. Sun Quan usually addressed the ministers in Jiangdong by their first names, but Zhang Zhao called Duke Zhang, and Zhang Hong called Lord Dongfang to show respect.
Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "I don't know where a Jiangxia naval force came from. They raided Lingyang. Follow me quickly."
"What?"
Sun Quan was shocked and turned pale. He quickly dropped the book and stood up to escape with Zhang Hong. Finally, he remembered something and went to get the seal placed aside.
His current status is General of Zhennan, Prefect of Kuaiji, and Marquis of Wu. The highest position among them is the title of Marquis of Wu, and he is the Marquis of Wu County. He is awarded the Gold Medal and Purple Award, which is a symbol of status.
Therefore, I will not carry other seals with me, but this Wuhou gold seal will always be carried with me as a seal when issuing orders.
After taking the seal, Sun Quan and Zhang Hong hurried out of the backyard. There were dozens of guards in the backyard and front yard, protecting him all the way to the south gate.
At this moment, there were cries of killing on the top of the city. In just a moment, the west gate had been breached and the enemy entered the city.
There were not many defenders in Lingyang to begin with, less than 500 people. Shen Chen launched a sudden attack again, using a large number of ladders to climb up the city wall and fight fiercely with Jiangdong's army, quickly taking the city.
The defeated soldiers of Jiangdong Army ran toward the east city gate and into the mountains behind. Only Sun Quan and Zhang Hong took advantage of the chaos and ran out of the south city gate, intending to go down the river and find a boat to Jinghu Lake, which is
In later generations, he went to Taiping Lake at the foot of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province.
Soon they ran two miles away and saw several boats near the fishing village in the south. Zhang Hong happily walked over and sent people to negotiate with the local people. After getting a few fishing boats, he planned to use the fishing boats to protect Sun Quan and leave.
But they had just boarded the boat, and before the boat started rowing, two fighting ships flew down the river like arrows. At this time, it was too late to try to get ashore, and soon they were surrounded by these two fighting ships.
"General, quickly, give me the seal."
Seeing this situation, Zhang Hong was so anxious that he took off the belt from his waist and secretly handed it to Sun Quan, and then went to get his gold seal.
Sun Quan hesitated and finally gave him the seal of the Marquis of Wu.
Zhang Hong pretended to be afraid and squatted on the side of the ship, secretly throwing the seal and Sun Quan's belt into the water, and at the same time whispered to the surrounding guards not to reveal Sun Quan's identity.
Sun Quan's face twitched as he watched Zhang Hong throw his seal into the water.
This was his favorite seal, and it also symbolized his identity! It was sunk to the bottom of the river like this.
At this time, Shen Chen's figure appeared above the huge fighting ship. There were more than 20 people on the other side, and a total of three small boats were surrounded by two fighting ships. Shen Chen looked down at the fishing boats below and said in a deep voice: "Who is the guard of Lingyang City?" ?”
Everyone almost instinctively looked at Sun Quan.
But Zhang Hong happened to be standing next to Sun Quan, so he stepped forward and said, "It's an old man!"
"Who are you?"
Shen Chen asked.
Zhang Hong replied: "Old Zhang Hong."
"It turns out to be Mr. Zigang."
Shen Chen's tone softened, he raised his hands and said, "I don't know how much I have offended Mr. Zigang here."
Zhang Hong thought that the other party was going to let him go, so he said happily: "General, are you going to let me go?"
Shen Chen smiled and said: "I am also a Confucian scholar, and I like to delve into the classics the most. It is really a blessing to see Mr. Zigang today. Please come with me to the city so that I can ask for advice in person."
Zhang Hong was a great Confucian from Jiangdong, whose status was comparable to that of Song Zhong, a great Confucian from Jingzhou. In his early years, he studied scriptures with many great Confucians. Later, he returned to Guangling after completing his studies. General He Jin, Taiwei Zhu Jun, Sikong Xunshuang and others all made conquests. , is a very famous Confucian scholar.
Shen Chen himself also studied Confucian classics and was already very famous in Jingzhou. However, at that time, the schools were different. For example, Jingzhou was good at ancient classics, while Bashu was popular in modern classics. So when he met a great Confucian, he naturally wanted to discuss it.
More importantly, Zhang Hong was not only a great scholar in Jiangdong, but also Sun Quan's most trusted advisor. With this card in his hand, Zhou Yu and others would not dare to attack Lingyang in a large scale even if they returned to the army. Yang retreated to Nanchang to play chess, which made him feel much more happy.
"I don't have enough knowledge, so what can I teach you?"
Zhang Hong looked troubled.
Shen Chen pulled out the knife from his waist and said with a smile: "I'm going down to the East China Sea, Shen Chen. If you, sir, are willing to discuss the Confucian classics with me, then we'll be fine. If not, I have no choice but to kill you, sir. After all, there's a war going on right now, and everyone has his own agenda." Lord."
Morning in the East China Sea?
Sun Quan on the side immediately clenched his fists and slowly reached out to touch the Wu Yue Sword at his waist.
It is different from the rookie that everyone imagined in later generations.
In fact, in the early days, Sun Quan would go to the battlefield in person many times. In the mid-term battle of Hefei, he himself was on the front line and led to a huge defeat.
When he defeated Huang Zu and Shanyue, Sun Quan also killed the enemy several times with his own hands, showing the courage of his father and brother.
It was only after Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others repeatedly warned him that he restrained himself.
So to a certain extent, Sun Quan did not lack the courage to fight the enemy personally.
It's just that his force value is limited and cannot be compared with his father and brother, so the battle in Hefei became a joke.
"It turns out to be General Shen."
Zhang Hong stopped in front of Sun Quan and said with a wry smile: "I have heard of the general's name for a long time. In this case, I have no choice but to accompany the general."
"This kid still dares to touch a sword, so he has some courage."
Shen Chen had already noticed Sun Quan beside him, pointed a knife at him and said, "What's your name?"
In fact, Sun Quan's appearance is not purple beard and blue eyes, he is just tall and straight, so it is not possible to tell who this person is just from his appearance.
"This is Henry the dog."
Zhang Hong said quickly: "My son wants to protect my heart and be filial and filial. I hope the general will forgive me."
"The Han Dynasty governed the world with filial piety. Since it was an act of filial piety, it was natural that it should not be blamed."
Shen Chen put away the knife and smiled.
In the Han Dynasty, it was normal for a father to be threatened and a son to take a knife and want to kill someone.
There was no enmity between the two of them, and no one was the villain. They just had different positions. One was the Jingzhou Army and the other was the Jiangdong Army, that's all.
Therefore, he did not go into a violent killing spree because of the other party's actions, but if the boy was ungrateful, he would not mind killing Zhang Hong and his son.
After all, this is a time of war, a battle of life and death on the battlefield, and you cannot have any scruples just because the other party is a well-known scholar.
Zhang Hong immediately said: "I am willing to follow the general into the city, but I also ask the general to let my son leave."
"That won't work."
Shen Chen pointed to the personal guards around him and said: "You can go and give Sun Quan a message. Jingzhou is not a place he can touch. Please advise him to return to the imperial court as soon as possible and don't think about separatist rule and becoming king. Sir and your son, please stay in the mausoleum." Come on. When I want to withdraw my troops and leave, I will naturally let you go."
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Sun Quan was quite courageous. He stood up and said to Ling Ran: "I am willing to live and die with my father. You can go. Go back and tell Wu Hou that he has inherited the inheritance from his father and brother. Jiangdong will never give it to him. There is no need to worry about the safety of my father and son."
"Hahahahahaha."
Shen Chen laughed and said, "You're a very brave boy. I admire you very much and would like to come to Jingzhou."
"A loyal minister will not harm the two masters!"
Sun Quan was not afraid and looked at him fiercely.
"good."
Shen Chen nodded: "You will disperse, Mr. Zhang, please follow me into Lingyang!"
Many of Sun Quan's personal guards hesitated for a moment.
Zhang Hong sighed and said: "You go, remember to go back and report to the Marquis of Wu!"
"only!"
The guards had no choice but to take the order and leave.
Shen Chen took Zhang Hong and Sun Quan back to Lingyang City.
At this moment, the fighting in Lingyang City has ended. When the city was broken, all the defenders ran away, discarding their helmets and armor, and disappeared into the Huangshan Mountains to the east without a trace.
There were more than ten prisoners captured, but after interrogation they all said that the commander of the city was Zhang Hong and did not reveal any information about Sun Quan.
These people are die-hard fans of the Sun family. Even if no one warns them, they will naturally keep their mouths shut.
Since Shen Chen didn't know the news about Sun Quan's here, he didn't think about catching a big fish, but asked about other details, such as the layout of Jiangdong and the arrangement of food and grass.
The food and grass in the city were piled up like mountains. Originally, the five thousand people came out without much food. Now they were hungry, so they were replenished at once, and they immediately began to defend the city.
In the next period of time, Shen Chen sent people to garrison Lincheng, and at the same time sent people to go south along Qingshui, enter Jinghu Lake, and then march towards Yixian County to open up the road from Jinghu Lake to Poshui. At the same time, he sent people to contact Liu Pan, asked him to arrange reinforcements as soon as possible.
And in the evening, that is, the second night after Huang Zu was attacked, Zhou Yu, who was still attacking Xunyang City at this time, had already learned the news.
Zhou Yu led an army to raid Xunyang, defeated Jiangxia navy, even captured Huang Zu alive, and surrounded Xunyang city.
At that time, Xunyang was already in danger. Huang Zu was captured, and countless Jiangxia naval forces were killed and captured. A large number of soldiers broke up and fled. Except for Su Fei and Deng Long on the river, they repelled a part of the Jiangdong navy led by Cheng Pu. , the entire battle situation is tilting towards Jiangdong.
At this time, he suddenly learned the news that a school of Jiangxia navy actually reached Wankou and headed straight for Lingyang. Zhou Yu was so frightened that he quickly withdrew his troops. On the way back to Guanting, he learned that Guanting had been lost and his retreating ships were captured. Robbed.
As a last resort, he could only choose to return to Wankou by land. Although there was still a plain area on the north bank of the Yangtze River for them to walk, compared to taking a boat, the walking speed was much slower.
So it was not until the night of the third day that Zhou Yu led the main force and walked more than 100 kilometers in two days and returned to Wankou City.
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