Besides, the main force of the crossing army and the headquarters cavalry led by Zhou Buyi are still besieging Shitou. Although they have besieged the Wu people on land and water, they have made great progress. The Han army has climbed onto the Wu army's city wall several times, and it is difficult to gain a foothold.
The time is getting longer and longer, but there is still the most critical step to conquer the city. Zhou Busuo thought: "It seems that even if Stone City is captured, Moling will not be captured in a short time. If we continue to attack, Jiangling's
I'm afraid the navy is about to arrive, and we should make preparations for withdrawal." Thinking of this, he began to make formal plans to cross the river, but he still did not relax the siege of Jianye.
Logically speaking, the navy in Niuzhuji was enough to help the army cross the river. However, considering that it would take more than one or two days to cross the river, and once it ran into the Jiangling navy while crossing the river, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, Zhou Buyi did not call Huang Quan.
Instead, the headquarters recruited ships from the private houses on the south bank. Naturally, there were no big ships to speak of, but fortunately, there were still many Wu boats on the south bank. In a few days, more than two hundred civilian ships were collected.
It's just that the boat is smaller than ordinary boats. One boat can only carry fifteen or six people.
Then Zhou Buyi ordered all the armies to start withdrawing from the siege one after another. After hearing this, all the ministries were extremely frustrated. The siege lasted for more than a month and cost nearly 10,000 casualties, but even the Stone City was not breached. This was difficult for both superiors and subordinates to explain. Many people felt that
He advised Zhou Buji to wait a little longer. Zhou Buji had made up his mind and said to the generals: "Although our army is temporarily disadvantaged, there are still Bashu and Xiangyang naval forces upstream attacking Jingzhou. As long as we can contain the Wu people here,
, waiting for the upstream navy to come and join forces, victory will only come sooner or later." But after hearing this, the ministries were even more frustrated. They originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and perform meritorious service, but now that the troops have withdrawn, won't all the credit go to Xiangyang and Jiangzhou?
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After much talk, the evacuation of the siege began. Zhou Buyi chose the place to cross the river at Yanziji, which is at the foot of Shogunate Mountain in the northeast of Jianye. Yanziji has stone peaks that stand out from the river, and faces the sky on three sides, making it as powerful as a swallow.
It is named after it spreads its wings and is about to fly. As a ferry, the terrain of this place is gentle, the view is wide, and it is convenient to block the raids of the Wu people behind it. It is the best choice to cross the river except Niuzhuji. However, the encirclement area is too large, and
The morale of the three armies was low, so the withdrawal progressed slowly. Until Renyin in December, there were still 40,000 people who had not reached the withdrawal position.
At this time, Zhou Busuo suffered from some cold and felt a little weak, but he still insisted on seeing things between the armies. Speaking of which, during the days of siege, there were many soldiers who were not accustomed to the climate, and many people died because of this. All
The dead soldiers could not be taken away, so they had to be buried hastily in a hidden and high place. Fortunately, in addition to the diseases, there was still a lot of food and grass, enough for the army to eat until February next year. But whether they could all be taken away when crossing the river, this is
Another question. But Zhou Buyi didn't care about that anymore. He just hoped that the whole army would arrive as soon as possible and then cross the river to rest as soon as possible.
In the afternoon of that day, thick smoke rose from the valley to the west, which was quite conspicuous in the light mist. Deng Ai looked at it from a high position and saw that the black smoke was arranged in a triangle, so he knew that there was an emergency military situation. He quickly reported the matter to Zhou Bu
Zhou Bujie knew that the Jiangling Navy had probably arrived, and hurriedly took his entourage to Yingkou to wait for the latest news from Niuzhuji.
After a while, a group of scouts galloped to the front of the camp. They dismounted and could not stand upright before they gasped and said: "Grand Governor, a large number of Wu navy troops have arrived upstream and have already engaged our army at Niuzhuji!
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Zhou Buji was startled when he heard this. Unexpectedly, the Wu people were so decisive and started fighting directly in Niuzhuji! He immediately became anxious and began to pace back and forth unconsciously. At the same time, he quickly sent someone to find out the latest news about Niuzhuji.
More than half an hour later, the Pegasus scouts reported back. Zhou Buyi knew something was wrong just by looking at their faces, so he had to force himself to stand firm and ask: "How is the battle going?"
The scouts looked at each other in confusion and were speechless. Only after Zhou Buji repeatedly urged them, did they say with difficulty: "Grand Commander, when we walked to the right wing of the battlefield, we saw that Deng Dang's troops had turned against us! They were surrounding our troops with the Wu people.
Although we were unable to take a closer look, Governor Huang’s office is afraid that the situation is over!”
After finishing speaking, the whole place was completely silent. The scouts did not even dare to look up and look at the expressions of the generals. After a while, they heard Zhou Buji say: "We will continue to investigate and report again. How many people are there in the enemy army? How many people are there in our army?"
Victory or defeat, if defeated, what the losses will be, and whether we can respond." The scouts clasped their fists and promised. At this time, they couldn't help being frightened when they saw the general's state. In the cold wind, Zhou Buyi looked at him.
Ruo Jinzhi was trembling all over, as if he would faint at any time. But he endured it in the end, and after letting his entourage do not need to support him, Zhou Buyi immediately went to the shore to inspect the ships, and at the same time once again urged the troops who had not arrived at the river bank.
In the early morning of the next day, the Han army finally received specific news about the Battle of Niuzhuji: Huang Quan, the commander of the Navy, was martyred, and more than 20 middle and senior generals including Jia Kui, Cen Guang, Miao Shang, Zhang Yan, and Wang Chang were killed in the battle.
, the 60,000 Han army navy went out, and Du Ji led 20,000 people to the north bank to escape from Shengtian. The rest either died in battle or surrendered. Although the Wu army lost seven large ships due to Huang Quan, only the remaining
Although Deng Dang's troops had obtained two ships from rebellion, they captured a large number of Han warships, and the number of ships under his command probably exceeded 500. Although many soldiers were killed in the battle, after Deng Dang's troops were supplemented, the strength of the troops increased.
Instead of decreasing, they increased, reaching 70,000 people.
It was at noon that day, when the remaining Han troops arrived at Yanziji, the mighty Soochow Navy appeared in the river. At this time, the fog had not completely dissipated, and the head was white, and a ray of sunlight was shining brightly.
It seeped out from the clouds. The surroundings were numb and bright, and the cold wind blew. The clothes soaked with sweat became cold for a while, making people shiver. At this time, the sound of paddles beating against the water came from the river.
Suddenly, there was a slight smell of blood in the cold wind like a knife. The war horses brought by the Han army suddenly stamped their hooves uneasily and let out a soft neigh that was ready for battle but at a loss. The soldiers of the Han army rushed to Yanziji
Heading up, with the help of the gradually brightening sky, I saw a dense fleet of boats gathering in the river. Groups of swans were circling on the river several miles away from them, shuttling back and forth. Countless human heads were hung on large flagpoles.
The Zhou flag is swinging up and down.
When Yan Yu, the captain of the school, saw such a scene, he hurried back to Zhou Buqi's tent and panted to report: "The Wu people are coming, they are all over the river, they can't be counted!" Yan Yu went to find Guo Huai again, and Guo Huai
At this time, he was ordering people to step up preparations for the fortifications on the east and west sides to prevent the Wu people from Jianye from coming out to attack. He rolled his eyes at Yan Yu and said, "We are already surrounded. Don't be afraid. There was a battle on the other side yesterday. Today,
There won’t be any more moves. You need to be energetic and full first, then you’ll be able to fight vigorously.”
The noisy boating of the Wu people lasted for a long time, and they were also waiting for the main force to arrive. However, the Han army, which lacked the cooperation of the navy, could only remain silent and calm, and intensively repaired fences and other fortifications along the river. In the evening, the sky appeared
The extremely rare sunset glow looked like blood stains from a distance. Gusts of cold wind blew over, and the flags of the Han army inside the fence were flapping in the wind. A few miles away on the river outside the fence, a huge fleet of Wu people blew trumpets to demonstrate to the Han army.
There was a huge sound like a whale's cry, and then they drove towards the north shore.
Although there was no direct battle, the Han army felt the pressure doubled. The opponent headed to Jiangbei at this time, obviously to completely cut off the Han army's return route. If the Han army still had some possibility of victory in the battle, even if they lost,
It was a pleasure. When the Wu people chose to avoid the battle at this time, they made up their minds to keep the Wufu army on the south bank. This was tantamount to a long torture, but for the Han army at this time, they wanted to
There are no countermeasures.
But even so, the military meeting still had to be held. The generals of the Han army quickly received the order and immediately went to Yanzijitou to discuss countermeasures with Zhou Buyi. It was already dark by this time, and Zhou Buyi was still braving the cold, with a look on his face.
There was an unhealthy blush, but the generals who came to the tent looked even more embarrassed. They looked at the general's expression and thought about the current predicament, and they were silent for a while.
Zhou Buyi forced himself to sit on the bed and counted the number of generals who were coming, but found that Zhang Zhao had not arrived. The generals immediately reacted: I'm afraid he will have to do it again! Hu Du immediately asked for orders to pursue Zhang Zhao's troops, but
It was too late. Before he could leave his tent, a scout came to report that Zhang Zhao's troops south of Yanziji suddenly left at dusk and ran straight towards Jianye!
Although Zhang Zhao did not participate in the highest-level decision-making of the Han army, he knew many of the falsehoods and realities of the Han army. Now that he was allowed to escape back to the Wu people, the negative impact on the Han army would be immeasurable. Thinking of this, the Han army generals felt even more discouraged and frustrated.
At this time, someone slowly said: "This is not a big deal. I had a headache at first. I wonder whether I should use him next. Now it seems that my big worry has gone away." After hearing this, everyone raised their heads and found that at this time, everyone was worried.
Governor Zhou Buyi reluctantly stood up and continued: "Although the enemy has the right time and place, they do not dare to fight to the death with our mourning soldiers. This means that there is still room for maneuver. Don't be discouraged."
Thinking of Zhou Buwei's glorious achievements in the past, the generals were all excited. Maybe he could continue to bring victory to the Han army?
As expected, Zhou Buyi showed a confident look and directly issued military orders to the generals: Guo Huai's troops were ordered to defend against Jianye's movements in the southeast, Li Dian's troops were to defend the river banks, and Hu Du's troops were ordered to continue to search for ships in Danyang and Fuchun counties.
, Sun Zi guarded the northwest granary, Wen Hui tried to contact the situation in the north of the Yangtze River, and the rest of the people were divided into two groups, one group practiced boating on the river, and the other group cut wood and built ships on the shore. After receiving the military order, everyone immediately had an idea, and
No longer panicking, they retreated while speculating on the general's intentions, imagining that Zhou Buyi could create another miracle.
After seeing off the generals, Zhou Buyi slumped down on the collapse and couldn't help coughing. Under such circumstances, is there really any way to escape unscathed? Most of Huang Quan's troops have been destroyed, and the remaining brigade,
How many people can he take with him? Could it be that God did not bless Han, and he was forced to sink here?