Under the massive siege of the Chinese navy, it was difficult for the Wu navy to stand out. The water on the river was turbulent. Although the Wu soldiers who were knocked over by the boats and fell into the water were good at water, they would not be able to stand out under the rapids no matter what.
The struggle seemed so feeble. Most people were washed away by the river, but only a few survived by luck and swam to the shore to escape.
Zhu Ran and Dong Xi were on two different warships. When they were attacked, Zhu Ran's ship was directly knocked over by Zhang Qian's ship. Zhu Ran was also swept away by the river, and his life or death was unknown.
All that was left was the command ship Dong Xi. After being divided into several pieces by the Chinese navy, several warships around Dong Xi moved closer to the main ship. Under Dong Xi's command, they began to attack the Chinese navy.
The navy counterattacked.
However, Dong Xi's counterattack seemed so pale. Water battles usually involve long-distance battles. After estimating the combat effectiveness of the opponent's warships, they directly collide with each other. But this time, the Chinese naval forces directly collided with each other.
The ships were closely connected, and the sailors all rushed towards each other's ships with weapons in hand. All long-range attacks were ineffective. All that was left was a battle of life and death. Who has more soldiers and who has more powerful soldiers?
, whoever can completely control the other party's ship.
Unfortunately, Wu's navy lost all three elements: time, location, and people. No matter how tenacious the resistance was, facing so many Chinese navy soldiers, sooner or later they would just die.
Dong Xi held the sword, and his eyes were red with blood. The soldiers around him gathered together, but with every minute that passed, there were fewer people around him. At the end of the battle, the people around him faced the Huaxia Kingdom.
The naval attack was so ineffective that the frightened soldiers thought of surrendering and escaping, not wanting to stay on the ship and let others slaughter them.
For a moment, morale collapsed instantly. Dong Xi personally beheaded several soldiers and shouted: "Those who retreat without permission will die! Those who surrender will be killed!"
However, Dong Xi's behavior not only failed to deter the soldiers, but made them run faster. The soldiers who were unwilling to surrender jumped from the boat into the river, hoping to escape by virtue of their water skills, but some
Fearing death, he surrendered on the spot.
At this time, Zhang Qian rushed out from the crowd. After killing one person, he suddenly saw Dong Xi killing the fleeing soldiers less than five meters in front of him. He directly raised his knife and rushed over. With a wave of the long knife in his hand,
Two human heads fell bloody on the deck. One belonged to the fleeing soldier Dong Xi killed, and the other belonged to Dong Xi himself. He was defenseless when he died, and Zhang Qian's knife was also very fast.
, he felt almost no pain when the knife went down.
As soon as Dong Xi died, the soldiers of the Wu army became even more frightened. Faced with the unexpected Chinese army, they could not help but surrender one after another.
After Zhang Qian defeated Dong Xi's warships, he heard the sound of fighting in the thick fog. Due to the low visibility, Zhang Qian did not dare to mess around. He believed that these Jing soldiers who had been training for five years to destroy Wu
The Southern Army, so he just asked his troops to gather the surrendered troops and clean up the warships in his area.
Half an hour later, the sound of fighting stopped completely. The Chinese army sounded the song of victory with their unique bugles. The navy officers and soldiers were all excited. After confirming that each ship was ready for the expedition, they took the prisoners and Wu
The undamaged ships continued eastward along the river.
This encounter ended quickly. It was the first battle of the Jingnan Army after its reorganization, and it was also a beautiful battle. There were 80,000 naval troops, of which the forward number was only 10,000, and the number of participants was only 15,000.
Because of the sudden incident and the inability to determine the correct position of the enemy, they could only wave flags, shout, and beat drums to cheer. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the Wu navy was frightened and quickly defeated.
However, this encounter was something the Jingnan navy did not expect. Although they had already prepared for battle, due to the sudden thick fog on the river, which blocked people's sight, they waited until the ship was about to hit the Wu navy.
Only then did they realize that something was wrong. However, the Jingnan navy was not surprised by the unexpected situation. Instead, they were even more expectant. Knowing that the battle could not be stopped, they could only enthusiastically throw themselves into the battle.
On the other hand, after the collision, the Wu army lost contact with the front and rear, and could not receive effective command. They could only fight on their own. However, the result of fighting separately was that they were divided into parts, and they could only allow the enemy forces to gather and annihilate them.
But no matter what, the Jingnan navy was able to win the final victory in this battle in less than an hour, which can be regarded as a very beautiful victory.
At the same time, on the land, Zhang Liao led Yan Yan and Tian Yu, who were hurrying on their way. However, when they were halfway through the march, a heavy fog suddenly appeared. They marched at night, with their men and horses bound, and they did not dare to have any starlight to walk.
They were also very careful, because Wu State had a post nearby, and they had to arrive at the post secretly, and then eliminate the Wu army in the post, so that they would have no worries.
Marching at night was already very difficult, but suddenly there was heavy fog, making their march even more difficult.
Yan Yan saw this situation and said to Zhang Liao: "General, the weather suddenly became foggy at this moment, and even the moon was hidden in the clouds. It is difficult to walk at night, why not light torches and march?"
"
Before Zhang Liao could answer, Tian Yu hurriedly stopped him and said, "You must not. We are marching secretly. There are more than a dozen outposts along the way from Xiaji to Chaisang. If we are discovered, we will not be able to effect a surprise attack."
The heavy fog has brought difficulties to us, but it has also brought difficulties to their outposts. If we can't see them, can they see us?"
Zhang Liao smiled and said: "General Tian's words are reasonable. As a general, you should be accustomed to the weather, understand the geographical advantages, and be able to adapt to changes. General Yan, in this regard, you are not as good as General Tian."
Yan Yan looked ashamed and said: "What the general taught me is that Yan has become a reckless man."
"General Yan, don't say that. General Yan is also eager to fight. He just didn't think of it at the moment. Don't take it to heart." Tian Yu hurriedly comforted him.
Zhang Liao said: "If General Yan is a reckless man, wouldn't I be even more reckless? The last time he angered Zhou Yu, His Highness said that it was General Yan's own bluffing trick that made him so angry.
Zhou Yu retreated, but without General Yan's efforts, I think it would have been impossible to escape the fate of being forced by Zhou Yu that time."
Yan Yan said: "I won't mention the past. What General Tian just said is very reasonable. We might as well take advantage of this opportunity. Even if we pass directly under the nose of the post, as long as we don't make too much noise, they
I definitely couldn't notice it. However, for the sake of
During the insurance period, I suggest that we divide our troops and advance. The people from the Intelligence Department of the Wu State outpost have already obtained it for us. We only need to follow this distribution map and solve the outpost first, and then join forces and go straight to Chaisang.
Unexpected results can be achieved.”
After hearing this, Zhang Liao nodded and said, "General Yan's words are reasonable and in line with my wishes. Let's do it this way."
After that, Zhang Liao, Yan Yan, and Tian Yu divided the cavalry into three groups. The infantry was led by the three lieutenants and continued to move forward. The three of them went first to sweep the thirteen outposts of Wu State on this important road.
Then join forces together to attack Chaisang.
Half an hour later, the armies led by Zhang Liao, Yan Yan, and Tian Yu joined forces on the official road again. This time, the army of 25,000 people was free from the obstruction of the outposts, so they could move freely without any hindrance. The cavalry ran quickly in front of them.
, the infantry followed closely behind, heading towards Chaisang City in a mighty manner.
At dawn, the sky is bright, but the sun still hides behind the clouds, the sky is even gloomier, the thick fog gradually becomes thinner, and people's vision gradually becomes brighter.
On Chaisang City, the flag of the Wu army was fluttering in the wind. The soldiers responsible for standing guard had just taken over their posts. The new soldiers, perhaps because they had not had a good rest last night, or they had not yet woken up, could not help but sigh.
I yawned.
After yawning, he raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky, and said to himself: "It looks like it's going to rain again."
After stretching and cheering up, he saw the rest of the soldiers changing positions one after another, and was ready to start his morning-long arduous task.
Not long after, he heard the sound of rolling horse hooves and looked around, but he saw a large number of Chinese cavalry coming out of the mist. He did not dare to neglect, and shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "If there is any situation, hurry up
Drumming!”
Thousands of horses were galloping, and a burst of dust was stirred up on the ground. However, seeing countless soldiers emerging from the place shrouded in mist and dust made the guards of Chaisang City extremely nervous.
"Dong dong dong..."
At this time, a burst of rapid drumbeats came from the Bell and Drum Tower, which was a warning to the entire Chaisang City.
Soon after the drums sounded, soldiers of the Wu army swarmed up the city wall. A neatly dressed guard looked around and saw that the Chinese army was approaching fiercely and in large numbers.
The guard's heart suddenly "thumped" because he knew that just last night, all the 20,000 horse infantry in the city were taken away by Chen Wu to support Xunyang, and now in the huge Chaisang City, only
There are less than a thousand defenders, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. If the Chinese army really comes to attack Chaisang, they may not be able to hold on for even a quarter of an hour in the face of such a huge army.
Not long after, Sun Jing, the king of Guiyang, climbed to the top of the city in military uniform and looked at the army that was quickly gathering on the ground outside the city. The general who was already leading the way, wearing a helmet and armor, was none other than the Five Tigers of China.
One of the generals is Zhang Liao, General Huya, flanked on the left and right by former General Yan Yan and rear General Tian Yu. The entire army is estimated to number between 20,000 and 30,000. The soldiers are all full of energy and are all elite.
Sun Jing frowned, remembering the letter from last night, and knew that he had fallen into Huaxia's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He stared at the Huaxia army outside the city for a moment, and then immediately said to the guard: