Chapter 903 The iron locks across the river, the iron cone sinks to the bottom
Chapter 903: Iron lock across the river, iron cone sinking to the bottom
Since Huang Zu had already said that there was no problem, there was nothing to hesitate about. Chen Gong directly ordered the attack on Yizhou.
"promise."
Everyone clasped their fists together, Cheng Nuo.
"Zilong, Xuangao, Gongming stay."
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Chen Gong directly ordered the three generals.
When the three of them heard Chen Gong's words, they couldn't help but stop.
"military adviser."
Zhao Yun glanced at Chen Gong, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
"You also know what I want to say. It's been almost half a year, are you still okay?"
Chen Gong glanced at the three generals in front of him, feeling helpless in his eyes.
"Military advisor, it's not that we don't pay attention, but what should I say? It's very difficult for landlubbers to be like the soldiers of Jingzhou and Yangzhou in a short time."
The three of them looked at each other and scratched their heads.
"I know this is a bit difficult for you, but this is what the lord means. The battle of Yizhou is of great importance. We must win here. No matter what difficulties we have, we must overcome them. If no one's troops can reach Yizhou when they reach it,
If he meets the requirements, then after taking Fuling, he will be there to guard the rear."
Chen Gong knew that this was a bit overwhelming, but he brought his men there to fight, not to be a burden. If any of his troops failed to meet the requirements when they reached Yizhou, don't blame yourself.
"Understood."
The three of them were helpless when they heard Chen Gong's words. Now the order has been issued. If they really can't adapt to the water battle by then, they won't have to think about the credit for winning Yizhou.
"Okay, let's go make arrangements individually."
"promise."
As soon as Chen Gong's order came out, the naval base was in a state of excitement. Soldiers were running around everywhere, inspecting warships and carrying ordnance supplies. Three days later, the naval force that Yuan Shu spent a lot of effort and money to build left the water stronghold and followed the Yangtze River.
Start heading towards Yizhou.
Chen Gong also went all out this time. There were forty huge building ships alone, one hundred and twenty fighting ships, and one thousand two hundred mengchong ships. In addition to the supply ships for traveling and transporting grain and grass, this group
The size of the navy reached more than 2,200 ships.
Each building ship is equipped with two improved trebuchets at the bow, one at the stern, and ten giant crossbows. Each fighting ship is equipped with five giant crossbows at the bow and one trebuchet.
There are more than 200 trebuchets equipped on the building and fighting ships alone, and more than a thousand giant crossbows. Such firepower is definitely unique among the Han Dynasty's navy.
The navy is mainly composed of Jingzhou soldiers and Yangzhou soldiers, with a total strength of 150,000. Coupled with the Marine Corps Yingyang County, Hengye Army and Xuzhou Army, the size of the South Route Army has exceeded 200,000. Even compared to Yuan Shu's North Route Army
The army is no less willing to make more concessions.
After receiving Chen Gong's ultimatum, Zhao Yun and the other three became very angry. After scolding the soldiers and horses, they also started a terrifying training mode. They were each hung on the back of the walking boat with a rope, and they worked hard and crazy to practice their water skills while marching westward.
Seeing that the Jizhou Army actually sacrificed their lives to train the water-based Cai Mao, I can only express my admiration. It is not unreasonable for Yuan Shu's army to be able to sweep all directions.
Chen Gong's navy marched all the way west, with thousands of mighty warships covering the sky and the sun, occupying the entire Yangtze River water surface.
"General, what's wrong, Chen Gong has led thousands of warships and tens of thousands of troops to attack Yizhou."
Chen Gong's army marched westward, and soon the news reached the ears of Fuling guard Zhou Tong.
"Is this true?"
Zhou Tong was completely stunned when he heard the news from the scouts.
"Absolutely true."
The scout nodded towards Zhou Tong, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Instruct the navy to prepare. At the same time, the ship will be sunk in the river, and at the same time, the river will be locked with iron locks to block the enemy's naval attack. At the same time, send people to Bajun, and ask the navy there to go eastward and join me."
Zhou Tong couldn't help but frown. Facing Chen Gong's navy, he currently had less than ten ships, only thirty battleships, and only three or four hundred mengchong. This weakness was obvious, so he could only
For the time being, we set up obstacles and wait for Bajun's navy to turn with us to resist Chen Gong's troops.
"promise."
After hearing Zhou Tong's order, the entire Fuling took action. Old ships carrying stones sank directly to the bottom of the river. At the same time, thick chains covered the entire surface of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, a war horse rushed directly to Bajun to report the news to the prefect of Bajun.
In fact, the navy's movement speed was not very fast, and Chen Gong and the others still went up the river, marching westward very slowly. By the time the governor of Bajun got the news, Chen Gong was still far away from Fuling.
Chen Gong began to attack, and Yuan Shu also finished resting. The troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by Xun You. The Xianden Army, the Huwei Army, the Zhenlu Army and the Zhenxi Army set out from Nanzheng to Brazil County, while Yuan Shu
He led the army from Baozhong and began to march towards Zitong County.
After receiving the news of Yuan Shu's advance into Zitong County, Zhao Wei did not hesitate and directly ordered all counties adjacent to Hanzhong County to evacuate, and evacuated all residents to Jiameng Pass, covering thousands of miles of bare ground, without giving Yuan Shu any chance to supply supplies.
Compared with Zitong County's strong and clear plains, the defense of Brazil County was a bit broken. Xun You crossed the mountains and went directly to Hanchang. Wu Yi, who was stationed in Hanchang, received the news that Xun You was sending troops, so he directly abandoned this place and led the army.
The army withdrew to Langzhong.
Liu Yan received the urgent report from Wu Yi and Zhao Wei, and without hesitation, he sent 100,000 troops and 50,000 troops to directly garrison Fucheng. The other 50,000 troops left Chengdu and stationed in Dongguanghan County to build defenses in the direction of Yanting.
, to resist Xun You's troops.
After the governor of Bajun received the news that Chen Gong was patrolling Jiangxi and heading west, he directly sent the navy stationed in Jiangtong to Fuling along the Yangtze River. At the same time, he recruited Minzhuang to join the army in preparation for Chen Gong's soldiers and horses coming from the land.
Time passed day by day, and the navy sent by Bajun from Xianchengong arrived in Fuling. The two sides merged into one place, and there were nearly twenty ships passing through the building. There were more than fifty battleships, five or six hundred of them rushed, and the rest
With countless auxiliary ships and nearly a thousand warships, they were able to fight against Chen Gong's navy.
Chen Gong's navy marched all the way west, and the Yingyang Army, Hengye Army and Xuzhou Army went through self-inflicted training. Although they were not as good as the sailors in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, they at least managed to board the ship without getting dizzy, rock the ship without falling, bend the bow and shoot arrows.
All is OK, and you have initially acquired the power of water warfare.
"Military advisor, a large number of sunken ships have been found in the waterway ahead, and there are iron locks across the river, and iron cones are scattered in the water. It seems that the Fuling prefect is ready to fight us."
Chen Gong's navy traveled all the way west and finally entered Fuling County, and the Mengchong scout at the front quickly reported Fuling's protective measures.
"Iron lock across the river?
Are there iron cones at the bottom of the river?
How should we respond?”
Chen Gong was a little confused when he heard the enemy's arrangements. To be honest, there were only a few types of battles on the road. Whether it was a sneak attack, an ambush or a cavalry assault, he had a way to deal with it. However, he really didn't understand water battles.
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Although he didn't understand, there were many generals from Jingzhou under his command, and Cai Mao and Huang Zu were experts in water warfare. Among them, Huang Zu, in particular, had been in Jiangxia for many years and was particularly proficient in water warfare.
"The iron chain is across the river, and the iron cone is at the bottom of the river. It is easy to break even if it is broken."
Huang Zu thought for a moment and then directly clasped his fist towards Chen Gong.
"Tell me what the solution is."
Hearing that Huang Zu had a plan, Chen Gong's frown relaxed. He wanted to hear what kind of solution it was.
"Sir, please order someone to build a number of large bamboo rafts. These bamboo rafts should be about a hundred meters long and wide. Then there will be soldiers and horses on the bamboo rafts wearing armor and holding bows and arrows. If there is an iron cone, they will be inserted on the bamboo rafts.
If you move forward along the bamboo raft, you can break the iron cone array."
Huang Zu directly revealed his strategy for breaking the iron cone.
