Seeing the enemy fleeing in panic, Shen Chen did not give the order to pursue them after boarding the ship, but withdrew to Shiling.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain ridge under the stone ridge, soldiers who came to meet him suddenly swarmed in.
Shen Chen was the first to get off the boat. He wiped the sweat from his face. The thrilling scene just now really shocked him.
Unexpectedly, Jiangdong was so insidious. It seemed that Sun Quan's moral standards were as low as ever. He actually secretly arranged archers in the cabin to kill people.
Fortunately, he responded in time, otherwise Huang Zu would have been dead.
Liu Qi walked over quickly and asked, "Ah Chen, how are you?"
Shen Chen said with lingering fear: "The little thief Sun Quan is so hateful that he actually arranged an ambush. Fortunately, Chen Chen did not disgrace his order, and General Huang is safe and sound."
"That's good, that's good."
Liu Qi felt relieved, looked around and asked, "Where is General Huang?"
"The eldest son."
The crowd brought Huang Zu over.
His face was pale and his lips were dry, so he struggled to respond.
Liu Qi quickly said: "Quickly, send General Huang to the rear camp for diagnosis and treatment by military doctors."
At that moment, everyone immediately carried Huang Zu away.
After he left, Shen Chen said to Liu Qi: "My eldest son, Jiangdong has Zhang Hong and will definitely launch an attack. I will return to the rear camp first and let me compete with Zhou Yu."
"Then leave it to Ah Chen."
Liu Qi then followed the team transporting Huang Zu to the Wuling camp in the rear.
At this moment, the sound of "wuwuwu" horns continued, and countless soldiers on both sides of the strait stood on the hilly archery towers, waiting solemnly.
In the distance, Jiangdong Army's ships were mighty and mighty, and the sound of rolling drums sounded. Countless ships began to gallop forward, riding the wind and waves, covering the entire river surface.
Shushui is no different from those big rivers. The average width of the Yangtze River can reach several kilometers. Qingshui is also a big river, with an average width of about one mile. Shushui is a small and medium-sized river, with an average width of about three hundred meters.
Although it seems to be very wide, that is the average width. Its downstream point, that is, the port connecting Jinghu Lake, can reach several kilometers, which raises the average value. The upstream area will become narrower and narrower, such as from Wuling to Shiling. The width of one area is only between one hundred and two hundred meters.
This resulted in thousands of Jiangdong Army warships being densely scattered on the river like a starry sky.
However, their warships are not big either. They are all small boats with an average width of one or two meters. There are thirty or forty ships in each row, which does not seem too crowded.
The fleet stretched for several miles, and there were soldiers on the left and right wings approaching the shore. They wanted to attack the Jiangxia navy on the hills on both sides of the river at the same time from the land and the river. The two sides were getting closer and closer, and horns and drums were sounding in unison.
"Dong dong dong dong!"
The sound of drums was loud and the flags began to wave slowly.
"Prepare!"
The messenger blew the bugle for the general attack.
On the hills, Jiangxia navy troops raised their arrows without hesitation when they saw the enemy coming within shooting range.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
The pitch of the horn changes instantly.
In an instant, thousands of arrows began to rain down on the Jiangdong navy on the river.
However, Jiangdong's naval forces were also prepared, with countless planks and shields erected on the ships.
In just an instant, all these thousands of arrows were shot on the wooden board and shield, making various "dong dong dong dong" and "bang bang bang bang" collision sounds between wood board and metal, and metal against metal.
The most important thing is that in addition to planks and shields, those ships have roofs. Soldiers pass the gauntlet holes on both sides of the ship, and extend oars from the gauntlet holes to row forward continuously.
Under the protection of these sheds, the rowing soldiers in the cabin were safe and sound, and many Jiangdong soldiers were hiding among them, waiting for the opportunity to go ashore to counterattack.
"Don't be afraid, you won't hurt us."
"The Jingzhou people only know how to use bows and arrows. We will win when we rush to the shore."
"Don't worry, calm down."
There are several battle-hardened veterans on almost all ships to comfort the new recruits. Most of them are from the team that first followed Sun Ce to conquer Jiangdong.
These people are now at least commanders, captains, and camp commanders, and have become the basic pillars of the entire Jiangdong Army.
Because after Sun Ce captured Jiangdong, he began to expand his army several times.
From the initial few thousand to tens of thousands, Jiangdong's total military strength has now reached more than 60,000. The number of recruits is very large, so these army cornerstones are needed to appease the lower-level recruits.
Now most of these soldiers are crouching in the cabin.
The roof of the ship above their heads was making tinkling sounds, like the sound of hail hitting it. Occasionally, sharp arrows even penetrated into the cabin. The sharp arrows shone with an icy cold light, giving them a great sense of oppression.
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Everyone felt like they were trapped in a hut in the wind, rain, ice and frost. Under the violent storm, the hut seemed to capsize at any time, and the ship seemed to be broken into pieces by the rain of arrows.
Many soldiers even held their heads and shivered. Listening to the sound of arrows hitting the wooden boards, decks, and roofs from outside, people felt a sense of despair.
Fortunately, the veterans continued to calm their emotions and encourage them to cheer up. In addition, the Jiangdong Navy's method of dealing with arrows was indeed very effective. Even if there were more arrows on the ship, the boat showed no sign of capsizing, and the situation was finally settled.
affected everyone's mood.
At this moment, the fleet of ships that stretched for several miles finally entered the ambush area of the entire Jiangxia navy, and the arrows became more and more fierce. At first, there were only thousands, then thousands, and in the end, each wave of arrows rained tens of thousands, densely packed.
countless.
But the Jiangdong Navy also began to approach the hilly area where the Jiangxia Navy was located. Ships docked one after another. The soldiers held up shields and wooden boards and trudged forward toward the hills. People died at almost every step.
The river beach, less than a few dozen meters short, was littered with arrows and corpses. People kept screaming, horns and drums intersected, and the two sides soon collided like a swift current. There were roars, echoes, and weapons from the top of the mountain.
The sound of blocking, howling and groaning almost never stopped.
The Jiangdong Army paid a heavy price to engage in close combat with the Jiangxia Navy, but that was all. The Jiangxia Navy guarded the stone ridge, condescending, and in the face of their attack, the rolling stones and wood continued to smash down. Several of the Jiangdong Army organized
All attacks were repulsed.
During this attack, Sun Quan was the commander-in-chief, Zhou Yu was the commander-in-chief, and Lu Su was the staff officer. Under them, the right-wing army led by Zhonglang General Han Dang led the right-wing army to raid the left wing of the Jiangxia Navy, and the Zhonglang General Xu Sheng led the left-wing army to raid the Jiangxia River.
The right wing of the army.
Then the next level up is Zhu Ran, the captain of Zhechong, Lingcao, the captain of the bandits, and other captains. Finally, Lu Meng, the captain of Pingbei, Ruiliang, the captain of the east, Dong Xi, the captain of Yangwu, Jiang Qin, the western captain, and the rest are big and small.
There were seven or eight captains, each commanding his subordinates to launch attacks in multiple places.
The battle lasted from morning to noon. Jiangdong's army stormed the hills on both sides of the bank several times but failed to break through. Shen Chen and Huang Zhong personally took command. While occupying the favorable location, they repeatedly repelled Jiangdong's attacks, causing Jiangdong's army to suffer heavy losses. However, thousands of people were killed or injured in one morning.
But in the afternoon, the situation suddenly reversed. Countless "woo woo woo" horns and "dong dong dong dong" sounds intertwined on the battlefield. Jiangdong Army suddenly launched a swift and violent offensive, followed by various rapid and sharp whistles. The sound of gongs and drums shook the entire battlefield.
Shen Chen personally went to the front line and was stationed on a hillside below the stone ridge. The hillside had changed hands several times, and each time he took it back with the death squad.
Fortunately, they occupied a great geographical advantage, otherwise this hill would have been leveled by the enemy.
The sunshine in late July has lifted off the temperature that dropped during heavy rains in May and June, revealing its blazing face, spitting out passion and scorching the earth. The warm sunshine was sprinkled on the river, sparkling and reflecting Golden brilliance.
Suddenly, a series of urgent horns sounded in the distance. Following the horn sound, a group of Jiangdong soldiers wearing brown leather armor unexpectedly ran to the back of the hill and began to climb up.
Shen Chen, who was fighting with the enemy on the top of the mountain, also heard the sound.
He thrust the spear in his hand into the belly of an enemy and knocked the enemy down the hill. Without even looking at the man, he took two steps and picked up a waist knife embedded in the ground, holding it with both hands. Swing diagonally from top to bottom.
The robe of a Jiangdong soldier with his back turned to him immediately tore into a long gash, and blood poured out immediately. The enemy immediately dropped the sword and shield in his hand, held his head high, turned his hands behind his back, and tried his best to fight again on his back. Scratching and scratching, he staggered a few steps and fell down the hill.
Shen Chen raised his head and looked behind them in the distance, which was the forest in the east where he had fought a bloody battle with Lu Meng. There was actually billowing smoke coming from behind the forest, and among the sounds of various horns were mixed the sounds of distant scouts telling them that the enemy was coming from behind. Password.
The deputy general Zhang Nan next to him was already covered in blood. He was holding his right upper arm that was bleeding with blood. He was leaning over with a ring knife in his right hand. He glanced sideways at the hill and said: "General, they are coming from behind us. I'm afraid the defenders are coming." Can’t stand it any longer.”
"Well, order the soldiers to retreat from Shiling. Don't entangle them for a long time. Just lure them into an ambush."
Shen Chen responded. He had Shanyue people as guides. In fact, he also knew that there were several rivers in the southeast of Wuhu originating from the mountains to the south. These rivers also intersected and were connected to each other.
For example, the creek where Lu Meng met before was connected to the Yanghe River to the east, so he expected the enemy to attack from behind.
Zhang Nan looked around. There were originally more than 200 people on their small hill, but now there are only more than 100 left. However, the record is also very good. As the main resistance point of Shiling, they are surrounded by enemy corpses densely packed. It was estimated that there were at least 300 people.
The battle loss ratio of one hundred for three hundred is already an incredible record for the Jiangxia Navy, which has been fighting against the Jiangdong Navy all year round. Although it occupies a geographical advantage, it is much stronger than previous battles. .
"withdraw troops!"
With one order, countless sharp whistles sounded.
After Shen Chen and the others repelled the enemy's last attack, they retreated like a tide towards the hills south of Shiling.
Jiangdong's army was originally fighting uphill, and the consumption was much greater than theirs, and they could not catch up in a short period of time.
So during this retreat and pursuit, the distance between the two sides widened, allowing Jiang Xia's army to escape.
By the beginning of the afternoon, around one o'clock in the afternoon, the Jiangxia navy had already evacuated Shiling and began to retreat toward the rear of Wuling.
The forest was full of retreating Jingzhou troops, and the Jiangdong army that had entered from behind both sides of the strait had already raided behind them. The total number of troops on both sides was 40,000 to 50,000. In this area of several square kilometers on both sides of the strait, Fighting in the vast forest.
The battlefield is divided into two large areas on the left and right, and hundreds of small areas. Soldiers on both sides are intertwined. Under the leadership of officers at all levels, one side is fighting and retreating, while the other side is constantly pursuing, intertwined like two tangled threads.
Another hour passed, and around three o'clock in the afternoon, most of the Jiangxia navy finally withdrew to Wuling. The terrain in Wuling was even more severe than Shiling, and the Jiangxia army's camp was set up on the mountain.
A large area of the forest below was cleared and turned into a plain in a short period of time. The chopped trees were used to build camps, various weapons, and rolling stones for attack and defense on the top of the mountain.
The Jiangdong Army showed a trend of encirclement, slowly surrounding the Wuling Hills on the right bank of Shushui River. The foot of the mountain was densely packed with Jiangdong Army. They had obviously begun to prepare for a protracted war. Under Sun Quan's order, most of them Jiangdong's army was all resting and eating, while a small number began to cut down trees to build camps.
"General."
A guard next to Shen Chen came over with a bowl of boiled dry food mixed with some pickles.
Zhang Nan also came over with a bowl of hot food and said: "General."
"Um."
Shen Chen took the rice bowl, took a bite, and said vaguely: "How about General Huang?"
"It has also retreated to higher ground."
"That's good."
"They are now preparing to camp at the foot of the mountain."
Zhang Nan stretched out his head and looked down from the mountain. Wuling was not a high mountain, but it was more than 200 meters above sea level. However, they were located in a small hillside on the mountainside, about 100 meters above the ground.
If Jiangdong's army forcibly attacked the mountain at this distance, it would obviously encounter unimaginable resistance, so Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, he was waiting for a suitable opportunity.
Shen Chen also took a look and said with a smile: "The mountains and forests in the southeastern mountains are not particularly steep. They must be planning to attack the mountains at night."
Historically, when He Qi pacified Shanyue, he sent people from the flanks of the mountain to climb the mountain at night, thereby pacifying Chen Puzushan and others in one sentence.
The same goes for Wuling. Although the mountain pass is a gentle slope, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The other places are cliffs, but the cliffs are not high and can be climbed up with hooks. Zhou Yu is indeed sending people to check other attackers in Wuling. direction.
"Do you want to send someone to guard the back mountain?"
Zhang Nan asked.
Shen Chen shook his head: "There's no need, just light up the smoke."
"Would you like to order now?"
"point."
"Okay, I will report to the eldest son."
Zhang Nan ran up the mountain in a flash, while Liu Qi was still camped on the mountain.
"General, look."
The guard suddenly pointed to the Shushui River not far away and said.
Shen Chen looked over.
I saw that at some point Jiangdong actually built a huge building ship and came in a mighty manner.
The building boat is seven to eight feet high, more than ten feet long, and more than three feet wide. Although the Shushui River is more than a hundred meters wide, it is still a huge monster, driving towards Wuling like a force on the sky and the earth.