On December 3, the 13th year of Jian'an, at the time of sunrise and eclipse, the sky seemed to be not bright yet, the fog on the river was vast, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in gray darkness.
The howling north wind blows on the Yangtze River, and the Xiangjiang River flows from south to north into Yunmengze.
As the intersection of a large number of medium and large rivers such as the Xiangjiang River, the Yangtze River, the Zijiang River, and the Yuanjiang River, Yunmengze has a vast area, a wide water area, and its waves are as vast as mist. From a distance, it looks like an endless ocean.
Baqiu Township, Dongfeng Lake, Jijia Lake, Chengyu Lake, Maojiayan Lake, Bajiao Lake and other places north of Yueyang in the Han Dynasty, were still connected to Yunmengze at this time, and only the mountains along the river bank were continuous.
A beacon fire watchtower was built on a high mountain called Hongshan on the south bank of Bajiao Lake in later generations. There were a team of people stationed at the watchtower. The team leader was on duty last night. After eating some dry food at the end of the day, he handed over to the soldiers under his command.
, lying down in a haywood shed they built to rest.
There was still a fire burning in the shed. One of the two soldiers who had just taken over was looking into the distance on the watchtower, and the other was still adding firewood to the fire. Normally, it could heat up some dry food and water, but at critical times, it would be very useful.
usefulness.
"It's too dark today and I can't see anything." The watchman standing on the watchtower kept looking intently at the hillside to the north of Bajiao Lake, but because of the color of the sky, he couldn't see anything.
The soldier who was lighting the fire below said casually: "You idiot, you watch the fire at night and light the cigarette during the day. You only need to look at the fire over there. Don't you know this bit of common sense?"
The lookout said unconvinced: "Of course I know, but the river is really too big. Let alone the light of the fire, even if the entire mountain is burned, there will be no light of the fire."
"It's really foggy today."
The soldiers who were burning the fire below got up and climbed to the watchtower. They frowned and said, "But the fog is so thick, Jiangdong probably won't attack."
"No one sails in fog."
The watchman shrugged, his eyes still wandering in the distance.
Since Bajiao Lake is connected to the Yangtze River, Shen Chen deployed beacon towers along the coast to monitor the situation on the river at all times.
It's just that the fog is so dense today that even the beacon towers they installed elsewhere cannot be seen clearly, let alone on the river. The method of lighting fires at night and lighting cigarettes during the day to convey information cannot be implemented at all.
However, because of the heavy fog, logically speaking, it is impossible for the fleet to sail on the river with extremely complicated waters. If it accidentally drives ashore, the fleet will immediately run aground.
Therefore, although the soldiers on the watchtower still performed their tasks seriously, they all believed that it was impossible for Jiangdong's fleet to sail in such weather.
"Forget it, I'll go get a big one."
The watchman went down from the tower. He has been staying in this deep mountain and old forest for these days, and he is almost going crazy. He can only take a walk around when he goes to the toilet, which can be regarded as a breath of fresh air.
The soldier who had just gone up took over from him and said lazily: "Be careful, there are bears and tigers in the nearby mountains, don't get carried away."
"Sursh, swish, swish, swish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, various rustling sounds came from the woods nearby.
The lookout hand was excited, and he quickly looked around and saw more than a dozen flying birds flying through the white mist in the forest about half a mile away, soaring into the sky. He complained for a while: "It turns out they are birds.
It scared me."
While he was talking, he had already climbed to the bottom of the watchtower, walked more than a hundred meters along the hillside on the right, and got into the woods.
What this small team didn't know was that at the bottom of the hillside to their east, where the birds had just streaked through the white mist, some people were quietly approaching down the hillside.
These people noticed that the surrounding wood on the hillside had been cut down. Since the location of the watchtower must be eye-catching and at the highest point, they could easily see the tower hidden in the fog, but they had not yet taken action.
Just look at it from a distance.
"There's only one on the tower."
The leader was a muscular man with a tall and powerful body, wearing a coarse short coat, and staring at the hillside with keen eyes. This man was Lu Meng.
Historically, Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes and sent people to capture all the soldiers from the watchtowers and beacons along the river. It was because these watchtowers and beacons had to be built at the highest points along the river. They had no concealment and could be seen at a glance, so they were easily seen.
They catch.
At this time, Lu Meng obviously planned to repeat his old tricks. These days, they often sent people disguised as fishing boats to explore along the river. They memorized the locations of these watchtowers and beacons. Taking advantage of today's heavy fog, they cleared them one by one to pave the way for the fleet.
A deputy general next to Lu Meng said: "Captain, are they all in that wooden shed? The soldiers in the previous beacon tower lived in the wild at will. This tower has been turned into a wooden shed, blocking the view."
"Even if a wooden shed is built, normally there should be two people guarding it."
Lu Meng thought for a while and said: "Shen Chen has always been very disciplined. There must be two people on the beacon tower. Unless we go to pay homage temporarily, we can't be so slack. If we wait patiently, maybe we will go out to pay homage."
"clear."
The deputy general nodded and pressed his hands on the soldiers behind him, indicating that they should stay quiet and wait quietly.
At the same time, inside the Shen Chen military camp in Baqiu Township.
Early in the morning, before the soldiers got up, the kitchen in the barracks was already lighting a fire to cook.
Shen Chen also got up.
He read official documents until midnight yesterday, and only woke up at the end of sunrise, so he put on a coat and prepared to go out to relieve himself.
As soon as he opened the tent curtain, Shen Chen was stunned. He did not expect that there would be heavy fog today.
"When did the fog start?"
Shen Chen immediately asked the guards on duty beside him.
The guard said: "Returning to the general should happen around Pingdan this morning."
"Why don't you wake me up? Didn't I say that if it gets foggy at night, you must notify me?"
Shen Chen frowned.
The guard hurriedly said: "But the moon and stars were thin last night and there was no fog. I got up in the morning. Because the sky was too dark, I couldn't see clearly at first. When the fog became thick, I thought it would dissipate soon in the morning, so I didn't dare to
Report to the general."
"Whenever it gets foggy, you have to call me. You guys, you guys, go get the five army sticks, and the commanders get the ten army sticks. Remember this lesson, do you understand?"
Shen Chen said sharply.
The guard felt a chill in his heart and quickly lowered his head: "Wei!"
"But now is the time of war, so remember the military stick first. If you fight bravely during the war, you will be exempted and will be rewarded heavily."
Shen Chen patted the guard on the shoulder and said, "Go and send a message to Governor Su, instructing him to send a group of troops north to replace the soldiers at the Beacon Tower along the river. They have been stationed on the river bank for seven or eight days.
The dry food we left is only for ten days, so it should be almost used, and it’s time to get it back.”
"only!"
When the guard heard that there was no need to fight for the time being, he was very grateful. He hurriedly led a few men to run towards the north gate of the camp, preparing to send a message to Su Fei's camp in the north.
Watching his leaving figure, Shen Chen turned around and continued to look for a place to relieve himself.
Now the main force in Jiangdong has occupied Shaxian, Xiakou, Zhouling and other places, pretending to go north along the Han River to attack Yicheng and sneak attack Liu Bei's rear.
But Shen Chen knew that they would not do this.
Because they dared to do this, Shen Chen dared to steal their retreat. As long as Xiakou was captured and the Jiangdong Navy's retreat was cut off, Sun Quan would be completely destroyed.
Although Zhang Yun still had tens of thousands of people in Xiangyang, they were all a mob. Secondly, they would not let Sun Quan enter the city. Thirdly, they would not give them food and grass. There would be no follow-up supplies, and Sun Quan would face Liu Bei and Shen. Chen's joint attack will lead to a dead end.
Even looking for Cao Cao is useless.
Unless Cao Cao loses his mind and abandons the north and brings all his more than 100,000 troops, the situation will become like Liu Bei's main force surrounding Zhang Yun around Xiangyang, and Shen Chen cutting off Sun Quan's retreat south of the Han River. At most, Cao Cao could occupy Nanyang, but could not invade Nanjun and Jiangxia. At that time, both Zhang Yun and Sun Quan would be finished.
Therefore, to a certain extent, deliberately giving up Xiakou was actually a trap for Sun Quan. If he really fell into the trap, Shen Chen would have to wonder whether Sun Quan's IQ was negative.
Moreover, since Liu Bei suppressed Zhang Yun in Xiangyang, Sun Quan could not attack anywhere. If he went north to Xiangyang, Baqiu could take their retreat. If he attacked Jiangling, Baqiu could take their retreat. Going south to Jingnan? That is even more impossible, Baqiu Qiu is on the only way south to Jingnan.
Therefore, no matter where he went, he would be restrained by Baqiu, who guarded the transportation between the north and the south. In the end, Sun Quan would definitely attack Baqiu.
Soon Su Fei received Shen Chen's order and immediately sent a group of troops north to replace Jiang Fang.
And here in Hongshan.
Lu Meng has been waiting for three quarters of an hour.
Waited for nothing.
It turned out that the soldier caught a cold under the quilt while sleeping yesterday and had diarrhea. Every time he had diarrhea, his stomach would be upset again before he came back, and he had no choice but to continue squatting in the woods.
Seeing that there was no movement, Lu Meng was finally convinced that someone might have deserted. Four of them were sleeping and one was on duty.
"Captain, it seems that the soldiers under Shen Chen are all highly disciplined. It's almost dawn now and the fog is about to dissipate. Our fleet may be about to set off. If we don't take action, Might be noticed."
The deputy general looked at the sky and saw that it was already three quarters after dinner, which was eight o'clock in the morning. Although the fog had not completely dissipated, the sky was already brighter and the visibility and field of vision were clearer.
They are all veterans who live along the Yangtze River and know that this kind of winter fog usually dissipates from the end of the noon to the end of the afternoon.
Jiangdong's fleet is now stationed in the area south of Wulin in Chibi, more than a hundred miles away from Baqiu.
According to their usual speed of sailing against the river, it would take about three hours to reach Baqiu. However, in winter, the north wind blows along the Yangtze River, and their sailing direction is from north to south. Two hours against the current and with the wind should be enough.
If the beacon towers along the coast cannot be eliminated immediately, by the time Jiangdong's fleet arrives, it will basically be the last minute, the fog will definitely dissipate, and the fleet will be discovered.
Lu Meng raised his head and looked at the sky and asked: "How far is this place from Baqiu? How far is it from Chibi."
"It is thirty or forty miles away from Baqiu and more than a hundred miles away from Chibi."
"How many more beacon towers are there?"
"two."
The lieutenant replied.
The beacon towers on the Great Wall of Qin are generally one every five to ten miles, while the beacon towers along the Yangtze River depend on the mountain topography.
So sometimes there is one every one or two miles away, sometimes there is one every four or five miles away, and sometimes there is even one every ten or nearly twenty miles away. There is no definite number.
When he heard that there were only two beacon towers behind him, Lu Meng waved his hand and said, "Up! Hurry!"
"superior!"
The deputy general immediately ducked out of the grass and rushed toward the hillside with a dozen people in tow.
But their luck was obviously not good.
Originally, their direction was behind the beacon tower, and the soldiers on top kept their backs to them, looking at the river.
But when the deputy general got closer than fifteen feet, the soldier suddenly turned back.
It turns out that this situation has never happened before.
However, due to the weather problem, the beacon tower was illuminated by fires. They could use the fog and sky as cover, slowly approach to the side, and then attack suddenly.
However, the sky was getting brighter now, and the field of vision and visibility had greatly increased. The soldiers on the watchtower could vaguely see more than a dozen vague figures approaching behind them on the hillside behind them.
"tongue!"
Before the word "enemy" could be spoken, a cold arrow pierced the void and hit the soldier's neck.
The soldier tilted his head and fell limply into the watchtower.
The lieutenant was too frightened to move.
Lu Meng drew back his bow and glared at the deputy general, and whispered: "What are you doing in a daze? Hurry!"
"only."
The deputy general was too busy to continue going up.
The three soldiers who fell asleep in the wooden shed were on duty last night. They fell asleep not long ago and did not wake up at all.
Soon the deputy general led his men to kill him, and the beacon tower was occupied.
"Captain, there are only four of us."
The deputy general was horrified.
Lu Meng was also surprised and immediately said: "Let the soldiers disperse and search!"
"only."
The deputy general quickly ordered his men to search.
They took more than 200 people with them and dispersed one after another.
Soon after less than a quarter of an hour, someone reported that fresh rice fields were found in the woods on the right, but no one was seen.
Lu Meng immediately knew that the matter had been exposed, and gritted his teeth and said: "A soldier has escaped. We cannot let him report the news. Come with me, and immediately go and forcibly raid the last two beacon towers. We must get in front of that man!"
"only."
The soldiers quickly agreed and followed him to raid the remaining two beacon towers twenty or thirty miles away.
And at the same time.
At the Jiangdong Army camp located in the Chibi area, after the heavy fog on the river had dispersed a lot, Zhou Yu had already organized his team and was ready to set off.
Lu Su stood on the river, watching the soldiers begin to board the ship one after another, and whispered to Zhou Yu, who was wearing a red cloak and majestic beside him: "The moon and stars were still sparse last night, but I didn't expect it to be like this this morning. Let's
We can successfully pull out their beacon tower."
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Shen Chen thought that by occupying Baqiu, he would have an advantageous location, but he didn't know that the north wind was strong in winter. We took a boat from Chibi in the north of the Yangtze River to go south. The speed was far beyond his imagination. In less than two hours, we would be able to reach it.
The sudden attack on Baqiu caught him off guard!"
Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "Then I wish Gongjin a victory and return!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhou Yu laughed loudly and said: "God bless you and send heavy fog to protect me! Shen Chen, in this battle, I will let you be buried at the bottom of the river!"
Between the sky and the earth, the fog became thinner.
The current situation is tinnitus in the right ear, coughing, drowsiness, palpitations, listlessness, etc. I envy my good brother Soy Sauce, he has nothing to do. Another good brother Luo Xiaoming has been having a fever, which is much worse than mine. I hope he can recover soon.