If Liu Zheng were to win, the Southern Barbarians' 150,000-strong army would not even be able to get close to Shuzhou. They would not be able to return to Jiangzhou, and they would be completely killed in the mountains of Sichuan and Shu.
"good!"
At this time, Liu Zheng was also extremely confident and anxiously gathered all the generals to come around the sand table.
...
"Shuzhou was lost like this?"
at this time.
In Yongan City.
The second son of Sichuan and Sichuan was furious: "Is this Xie Yang such a waste? What should I do? What should I do?"
Now, many people in Shu have voiced their support for Xie Zhen to return to Shuzhou and ascend the throne, which made Xie Chen feel a little panicked.
His military advisor laughed beside him and said: "Your Highness, this matter is not urgent. We are not Xie Yang. He killed his father and brother, and it is not allowed by nature. But Your Highness is just sticking to Yong'an and has not participated in that matter that is outraged by both humans and gods."
Xie Chen was stunned: "What do you mean, sir?"
The military advisor stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Therefore, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Besides, Liu Zhizhou may not be able to defeat the Jingchu navy."
Xie Chen also nodded.
yes.
He did not participate in the matter of seizing power and usurping the throne. The prefects and people in Sichuan and Shu did not have any deep hatred for him.
He is just in Yongan...
Can't I come to my uncle's house and visit him?
"What if we lose?"
he asked hurriedly.
The military advisor said: "If Liu Zhizhou wins, His Highness can welcome the eldest son to Yong'an. At most, he will offend Jingchu, but what can he do?"
"If Liu Zhizhou is defeated..." He
He chuckled, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Liu Zhizhou and Xie Zhen, no one can be left alive!"
"good!"
Xie Chen was very happy.
This way.
He was the only one of the three princes left by his father, so what else to choose? He must be the King of Shu! At this time, he began to feel grateful to that good-for-nothing Xie Yang in his heart. Sure enough, Gun
Take the lead... hiding here in Yong'an, maybe I can have the last laugh!
at this time.
Yong'an Port is already facing a formidable enemy.
Most of the ancient water battles were river battles.
What is river warfare?
Leading the army deep into the enemy's territory and confronting the enemy across the river. The army wants to cross the river to seize the imperial city. This is a river war. Rivers, as the name suggests, are rivers and mountains.
Coincidentally, Yong'an was originally located in Sichuan and Sichuan, and was later captured by King Xiang of Jingzhou.
The geographical location here is very suitable for river warfare.
Because ancient China was different from Europe, the main stage for ancient Chinese people to fight and live was the East Asian continent, with inland rivers as the main focus and outer sea navigation as the supplement. Therefore, in ancient China, land warfare was still the mainstream. Water warfare was in a subordinate position, and
They are all concentrated in the south. It is usually a war between two sides fighting for control of the Yangtze River Basin.
According to literature research, when the Zhou people attacked the Shang Dynasty, they used "boat masters". "Yi Wen Lei Ju" of the Tang Dynasty cited the "Six Tao" records: "King Wu conquered Yin, he came out of the river first, and Lu Shang was the later general.
, and used forty-seven boats to help the river."
The permanent naval force appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to the records of "Wenwen Tongkao" in the Song Dynasty and "Zuo Zhuan" in the Spring and Autumn Period, "the use of boat divisions began with King Kang of (Chu)", "Chuzi used boat divisions to attack Wu", and in the Han Dynasty
The "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" also records dozens of water battles between Wu and Chu.
At that time, Wu, Chu, and Qi were all "naval" powers. Wu even launched a naval raid on Qi. On the one hand, King Wu Fucha joined forces with the three slave states of Lu, Zhu, and Tan to attack Qi by land.
On the one hand, the doctor Xu Cheng was sent to lead the navy to "enter Qi from the sea", and the Qi State also sent out the navy to intercept. A naval battle broke out between the two sides, and in the end Wu was defeated.
so.
At this time, the two sides fought on the water, using the side of one's own ship to approach the side of the enemy's ship, and the soldiers jumping gangs to fight.
It's called a boarding battle.
Boarding warfare was an international standard tactic that was used until the seventeenth century.
Next.
Here comes the point.
When boarding battles are still the mainstream in this era, what is the most testing thing?
Is it combat effectiveness?
No!
It's water-based!
The reason why Xie Chen and King Xiang are full of confidence in themselves is that as long as they are the soldiers of the Jingchu Navy, most of them are white stripes in the waves and have excellent water properties!
Under such circumstances, how could the landlubber Liangzhou Army possibly win?
...
so.
At this time, a group of generals on Liu Zheng's side were discussing the same thing.
Don't look at Liu Zheng leading 100,000 Liangzhou troops.
But I am afraid that among these 100,000 people... there will definitely be no more than 50,000 people who know how to swim! This is still under the training of Xiao Qi, who forced the navy to learn swimming. But despite this, among them, the own army
There are quite a few. Moreover, even if you learn how to swim, can you do whatever you want in the rivers of Sichuan and Shu?