According to the original plan, the water attack had failed, and it was time for Zhou Buyi to consider withdrawing his troops. However, given that this time was different from the previous times, the Han army had all climbed onto the wall, and it was very close to success.
If improved, it would be possible to break the city. Therefore, many generals had no intention of withdrawing their troops and advised Zhou Buji to try again.
Zhou Buji himself was very hesitant. The first attack on the city failed, and he actually lost the opportunity. After all, the Wu people must have taken precautions in the future, and they would not have the same unexpected effect as the first time. But the Wu people originally only
Sticking to the east and south sides of Stone City, if it is necessary to set up defenses on both sides of the river, it will inevitably distract the Wu people's originally weak forces. This also increases the hope of breaking the city, but it is still impossible to break the city in a short time. However,
If he retreated, would he be worthy of the emperor's great trust before his departure? After much hesitation, Zhou Buyi decided to attack the city.
It was already December of the fifth year of Long'an, and the weather became increasingly obscure. During the attack and defense at Bagong Mountain, there was already considerable fog in Huainan, and after the deep winter in Jiangdong, the clouds and fog became even thicker.
, can no longer be described as heavy. When we first arrived at the south bank, it had snowed for a few days, and the fog in the mountains had converged somewhat. But after the winter rain finally ended, the thick fog was like a vast ocean wave, covering both sides of the river.
It was completely submerged. When people were in it, they could only see within five steps, and everything else was in the vast white waves, as if people were no longer people, but fish living in the fog. There was no sun showing up in the sky,
Not even a faint outline can be seen. Even late at night, the fog seems to have dispersed, but if you look closely at the bonfire in the night, you will find that there is also a vague veil on it.
At this time, most of the Han troops had put on winter clothes, but because they had lived near the water for a long time, they still felt moisture seeping through every gap in their clothes and straight into their bones. When the horses were stopped at a high place, their bodies could not help but tremble. Both the man and the horse
The hot air that came out quickly blended into the gray surroundings. Zhongshan, a land known as a land with royal aura, had almost disappeared after two months of war. The Wu people had previously built strong walls and cleared the countryside.
, cut down most of the trees on the mountain. After the arrival of the Han army, they cut down the remaining trees in order to build forts and engineering equipment. The forests in Zhongshan that used to be lush are now devastated, with only endless sagebrush remaining. At night
The moisture from the river came up, chilling the bone marrow, wild beasts in the mountains neighed in the tombs from time to time, and a flock of homeless crows hovered in the sky. This made the Han soldiers miss their hometown in Jiangbei even more, and their hearts were filled with desolation.
In the early morning of Renyin's day, thick fog still shrouded Dajiang and Zhongshan. Huang Quan, who was stationed in Niuzhuji, inspected the military camp as usual, but unexpectedly received a report from a scout, saying that a large number of ships had been spotted thirty miles upstream.
, the number is by no means less than three hundred, and there are also several large ships. It seems that there are still a large number of troops traveling along the north of the river and heading down the river.
This is the Jiangling Navy from Jingzhou, and the commander of this navy is General Huwei and Governor of Jiangling Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was standing on his flagship and was trying to observe the enemy situation on the south bank. But the heavy fog disappointed him.
Now, the river is rough and the boats are rising and falling, but the thick fog does not affect it at all.
Zhuge Jin next to him looked worried. He said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, the fog is so heavy right now that you can't even see the flags and drums between the ships. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for a water battle! Should we wait and see for a while until the fog subsides?
Bo, will we engage in battle with the enemy again?"
However, Zhou Yu did not hesitate for a moment. Although he could not observe the enemy's situation with his own eyes, he was even more determined and immediately refused: "Ziyu, this is a strategy that has been agreed upon, and there must be no hesitation. From Jiangling to this point, our army is three thousand miles away.
After traveling a hundred miles, it has been almost a month now. This also means that Boyan has been guarding Jiangling for a month, and my lord has been guarding Jianye for a month, and both are in danger. It can be seen that the overall situation of life and death is in the hands of you and me.
You can’t back down from the battle!”
It turned out that in order to lead his army south for rescue, Zhou Yu mobilized almost all the troops in Jingzhou. In this month, Zhou Yu could be said to have searched the mountains and seas, exhausting the villagers, regardless of the troops in Jiangling and Xiakou, or the guards in Changsha and Lingling.
He took away all the soldiers. There were less than 10,000 people left in Jingbei to guard the city with Lu Xun. Even so, Zhou Yu only had more than 60,000 soldiers under his command, which was still far behind the Han army. But Zhou Yu
He no longer cares about much. As he said, if this battle is defeated, Sun Wu will be destroyed in the first battle and there will be no room for recovery. He has no way out.
Zhuge Jin naturally knew this truth, but he was still uneasy and continued to ask: "But the enemy army far outnumbers me. How can we cooperate with each other when attacking under heavy fog? If you are not careful, you and I will be buried in the river."
Got it!"
Zhou Yu smiled calmly and said: "It is difficult for our army to cooperate, and it is even more difficult for the enemy's army to cooperate! Don't forget, our army is all good men born in the river. When it comes to adapting to the situation, how can the enemy's army be prepared for me? Let alone me."
I heard that Deng Shuyi was in the enemy camp. I knew that for him, it would be a helpless move to take refuge. And now that Liu Xie is far away from the south of the Yangtze River, he must want to return! As long as our army can gain the upper hand for a while, he will definitely bring order to the chaos!"
After saying that, Zhou Yu stroked his temples, patted the railing in front of him, and sighed: "It's a pity that Bo Fu died early, which made me waste my time. If it weren't for the chaos after his death, I would have taken advantage of the opportunity to enter Shu and divide the world with the Northern Kingdom.
Why are we in this predicament?" Although he was sighing with emotion, he still had ambitions in his words, intending to conquer the world, which made Zhuge Jin feel ashamed.
While they were talking, the Qingque boat in front reported a message, saying that the fleet at the front had arrived on the other side of Niuzhuji, and would hit the city of Liyang in more than ten miles. Liyang was previously an important town of the Wu people in Jiangbei.
, now it has become a hub for the Han army to transport food and supplies to the south of the Yangtze River. According to common sense among military strategists, it should be attacked here first. However, Zhou Yu had no interest in this at all. Instead, he summoned the troops with a solemn face and ordered the flagship to blow the bugle up and down.
, dozens of trombones whistled to the sky, and the sound suddenly resounded through the sky.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, the Wu people were all manning the oars on the boat. They were clearly in the thick fog and could not see their surroundings. They could hear the sound of trumpets, but at this time they felt a sense of
Moved by the clouds and seeing the sun, the officers of each ship quickly stood up and commanded their subordinates: "Turn, turn! Move toward the center of the river!" It turned out that this was the signal that Zhou Yu and the officers had made an appointment in advance to cross the river together.
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The river from Jianye to Dantu is extremely wide, with a maximum width of more than 40 miles and a narrowest point of 30 miles (only four to five miles remain today). Now hundreds of ships are turning around in the mist, and then the drums are beating again.
The sails were fully loaded, and they rode the westerly wind from upstream and sailed straight to the south bank. In the white sky, the Wu people silently calculated the distance to the south bank. Everyone widened their eyes, trying to witness the first moment when the enemy ship was revealed. But they waited.
The time was so long that the Wu people who played the big drum felt tired after beating it for a while, so the sound of the drum became fainter, but it did not disappear, just like the sound of the waves on the river, making people gradually forget it.
.At this time, Wu Zizhu felt that time was short again, as if his long life had been condensed into these few moments.
Suddenly a gust of westerly wind blew from the river, and the Wu people at the front suddenly felt a violent impact, causing them to stumble to the ground. After the Wu people stood firm, they suddenly discovered that the side of their ship had hit the ship.
The Han Chinese ship was caught, and the opponent's Chinese flag standing in the ship could be vaguely seen. At this time, the person commanding the flagship at the front was the veteran general Cheng Pu. Upon seeing this, he immediately ordered his followers to shoot dysprosium arrows into the sky to signal that he had begun to fight the Han army.
Engage in battle.
At this time, the Han army was still dizzy from the aftermath of the collision and did not know how to react. However, countless small boats were emerging from the waterway behind the Wu people and rushing towards the Han army's navy.
These small boats came quickly from the undulating surface of the river. The ones at the head were cockroaches. They covered their bodies with cowhide, leaving only arrow holes and spear holes, like beetles floating on the water. This kind of boat was extremely fast, with its bow
It is a hard pointed boat used for charging and ramming. Later there are the slightly larger Qingya and Qingque. Both of these boats are also equipped with roofs and are built with hard wooden boards to prevent arrows. There are arrow holes and
Spear holes, but at this time they were not in a hurry to fight, but quickly weaved between the Han fleets, rushing into the Han fleet line like fish.
Qingya uses feet to board the water wheel and can move forward quickly. Qingque is more narrow and long, and paddles are used on both sides to paddle the water, which makes it faster, but the deck is not as thick as Qingya. Of course, there are more of them, which are ordinary fishing boats modified.
Ge, also followed. Although there were many ships, the overall number was still inferior to that of the Han army. Therefore, after a brief panic, the Han people found that most of the enemy ships were small ships and did not dare to take the initiative to attack. So they were brave enough.
Gradually it got louder, and they thought: In the fog, the military formation was actually useless, and the two armies were just fighting each other. Under this mentality, many Han warships each picked up a Wu boat.
Trying to use the oar to follow them, the formation soon became scattered.
Although Huang Quan had immediately reorganized the Han navy after learning the news and ordered them to line up on the ship to meet the enemy, the foggy weather was too much of a hindrance. He stood on his flagship
, cannot see the situation on any battlefield at all, and can only judge the positions and changes of the enemy and ourselves based on the sound of drums on the opposite side and the reports from our own scouts. This method is undoubtedly extremely inefficient, but there is no other way
Any way.
In this case, what Huang Quan fears most is the enemy's use of fire attacks. Ever since Chen Chong defeated the Shu army with fire ships in the Battle of Nan'an, he has been worried about water wars and fire attacks. After all, no matter what kind of ship,
They are all made of wood, so it is difficult to put out the fire. Moreover, the raging fire will greatly destroy the psychology of the soldiers. At this time, no matter how strong the force is, it will not help. But now that the Wu people occupy the upper reaches, with the help of the west wind, once they succeed, the result will be
It would be disastrous. So before the war, he specifically told the officers of each ship not to make the formation too dense. If he really didn't know the changes, he could save his strength first, get Niuzhuji out of the way, and join the main force at Stone City.
But he completely miscalculated. Within two-quarters of an hour of the first battle, the navies of both sides fought in an unorganized and chaotic battle. No one could take advantage of the situation and leave.