The current situation is that although the Han army still has 150,000 troops and maintains its strength advantage, due to various reasons, most of them still have to stay in a narrow area of 20 miles from Yanziji to Tangshan.
The Wu army was divided into two groups. After joining forces with Zhang Zhao, the Shitou City Infantry Division had left the city and reached Fuzhou Mountain to monitor Yanziji. Zhou Yu's main force was camped in the north of the Yangtze River, preparing to attack Liyang. Obviously, the Wu people's intentions were very serious.
Obviously: as long as they can stay in the north of the Yangtze River for a long time, there will be no communication between Liyang and the south bank, and the court will not be able to assist the Han army. As time goes by, when the food, fodder, and arrows are exhausted, no matter how many soldiers there are, they will be unable to be slaughtered.
Just a lamb.
Correspondingly, for the Han army on the south bank, the top priority is to try to force the Wu army out of the north bank. The Han army is not afraid of engaging the Wu people on land, but the dilemma of having no way out is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, Zhou Bu
Suspicion urged Wen Hui to quickly send people to contact the Han army on the north bank, especially to find out the movements of Huang Quan's remnants.
So on the night of the military meeting, Wen Hui sent his son Wen Gong to set off. That day, the clouds were low, there was no moon or stars, the river slowly flowed eastward, and the cold river wind gently shook the reeds on the river bank, and occasionally heard
There were one or two strange calls of wild birds. Other than that, there was a vast expanse of cold water and loneliness.
On the southern edge of Lingyan Mountain on the north coast, there is a small fishing boat rowing quietly on the edge of the reed marsh. There are two people on the boat, and the boatman standing at the stern gently shakes the oar and paddles with very slight movements.
The sound was hissing through the reeds; while Wen Gong sat silently on the bow of the boat. On his head was a bamboo hat often worn by fishermen, and on his body was a robe to keep out the cold. He sat with his back to the bow of the boat without saying a word. In the darkness
He silently touched the handle of the knife at his waist, trying to contain his nervousness.
The boat slowly passed through the reeds on the river bank, and gradually the downstream river surface emerged. The sailor at the oar suddenly stopped, and the people on the bow raised their heads and turned around to watch in the downstream direction pointed by the boatman. Only the horizon was red in the distance.
The soaring firelight reflected the swaying and sparkling light on the downstream river surface. The man on the bow was shocked and asked the boatman softly: "Where is the direction of Liyang City?" The boatman nodded lightly. "Has the city been conquered?" Wen Gong
Said to himself.
"Ahem", the boatman coughed a few times and said to him: "We can't go any further, there's a fight ahead!"
Wen Gong said hurriedly: "I paid you more, didn't you say that the branches of the waterway can go straight to the foot of Lingyan Mountain?"
"It was just yesterday that we set up camp for a day and night. I thought he would be asleep today, so I tried my best to carry you here. If they fight again now, it will be death if they go over. I really can't leave anymore!" The boatman said,
He threw himself on the boat and kowtowed to Wen Gong on the bow to request.
Wen Gong pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, just about to have an attack, but he thought about it but held it back. Unexpectedly, the boatman stood up on his own, took up the oar and fell towards the south bank. Wen Gong couldn't bear it anymore and half-knelt on the rickety boat.
On the bow of the ship, he pulled out his gleaming knife and shouted to the boatman in a low voice: "If you don't move forward, you will die now!"
He was weak-tempered, and after holding the knife for a moment, he soon began to tremble. He simply changed his attitude and knelt on the boat, pleading to the boatman: "This is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the south coast. Old man, please help me."
!Are you just willing to watch so many people die?"
Seeing Wen Gong's appearance, the boatman smiled bitterly for a moment, and finally turned the oar back up, and said while shaking it: "We in Jiangdong haven't seen the imperial court in decades, and whether we are dead or not has nothing to do with us common people. General, I
At most, I will send you to the other side, and I will leave when you get there. Not all boatmen here are like me."
The two of them moved closer to the north bank in fear, and kept struggling until the sky turned slightly white, and the boat could vaguely see the river bank. The fire of Liyang City in the distance had long been extinguished, and seemed to have sunk into the river with the night. "What happened?"
Wen Gong was extremely anxious. When he finally got closer, he discovered that the coast was covered with blackened wreckage. These were shipwrecks. From the broken flags on the beach, it could be seen that this was the final fate of the Han navy.
When Wen Gong was in a state of confusion, the boatman had rowed away, leaving him alone on the river beach. But he soon realized that if there was a big battle, why were there no bodies around? This made him feel inspired again.
He got up and continued walking towards Liyang alone. There were indeed no Wu people along the way. After walking for an hour, he arrived at the city gate smoothly.
At this time, Du Ji was resting in the city. Hearing that an envoy from the south bank was coming, he immediately went down to the city to greet him. When they met, he immediately asked: "How is the governor doing in the south bank? Are there any changes in the army?"
It turned out that just yesterday afternoon, some Wu people came by boat to challenge Du Ji's troops. Du Ji knew that the navy was difficult to match at this time. Once the Wu people attacked, the ships would definitely be in danger, so he sent all the remaining ships that night
It was burned down, so that was the scene Wen Gong saw.
Knowing that Liyang City was safe, Wen Gong was both happy and worried. He was happy that there were still fresh troops on the north bank, but he was worried that without the ships, how could the north bank support the south bank?
Seeing that he was in trouble, Du Ji took the initiative and said, "Let's do it this way. Even though I don't have any ships, I can still kill the enemy camp at night. Even if I can't succeed, I still have to make sure that they can't get a foothold."
Wen Gong thought for a while and nodded slowly. This is indeed a method. Although the Wu people are strong in water warfare, land warfare is not as good as our army's coming and going like the wind. Now that we have reached the north bank, we can take advantage of the Han army's mobility.
It's just that there are not many troops on the north coast and even fewer horses. Whether it can succeed is really unknown.
In order to cooperate with the crossing of the river on the south bank, the two of them finalized the details and agreed to carry out the camp at dawn on the three days of Dingmao, Renshen and Jimao. Regardless of success or failure, the Wu army on the north bank probably had no time to take care of anything else, and the army on the south bank could
Take this opportunity to cross the river. In fact, Du Ji once discussed with Wen Gong whether they could agree on a day to directly form a formation and launch a decisive battle with Zhou Yu's troops. The Northern Army would drag all the Southern Army ashore regardless of losses, and then encircle them.
Siege. However, considering that the river was wide, communication was poor, and the Han army was not as familiar with hydrology as the Wu people, they gave up this idea after careful consideration.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The discussion has been decided, Wen Gong said no more, and after bidding farewell to Du Ji, he set foot on the road to cross the river again. This time, it was Du Ji who crossed the river.
The boatman who sent someone to find him still scheduled it late at night. But what was unexpected was that Wen Gong had just boarded the boat and had not yet broken out of the reed marsh. Suddenly, two boats, one in front and one behind, came from the front of the island.
Emerging, they obviously saw the lone boat in which Wen Gong was riding. They quickly approached him. A sergeant stood on the bow of the boat, wearing a fur hat and a leather ball. He drew his bow and shouted: "Who is it? You dare to cross the river at this time."
River?"
The boatman was well prepared, and without waiting for Wen Gong or the people on the opposite side to react, he suddenly turned around, jumped into the river from the side of the boat, emerged from the distance, and swam quickly to the shore not far away.
Wen Gong, on the other hand, was at a loss and could only stand in the boat blankly. The Wu people first caught him on the boat and searched him, and then he was kidnapped directly to the Wu people's base camp on the north bank.
It was still late at night when Wen Gong was blindfolded and twisted into Wu's tent. He was first pushed to the ground, and then the black cloth from his eyes was removed. He soon felt that the light in front of his eyes was dazzling, and it took him a while to react.
Come over, he has been sent to an important enemy general. He endured the discomfort and squinted his eyes to look inside the tent. He saw a bed next to the brazier, with a thin middle-aged man lying on it. On his arm
He was tied with gauze, and his handsome face was slightly pale. There were two maids waiting beside him. He was obviously injured. But his expression was still very calm, with a calm and gentle look that was not disturbed by external objects.
During the whole process of Gong being escorted in, he only looked at the book in his hand without any change in his expression.
The middle-aged man waited for the guards to exit, put down the book in his hand, and asked Wen Gong slowly: "Do you know me?"
Wen Gong saw that he had an elegant manner, aggressive eyes, spoke Wu dialect, and behaved like a nobleman. He knew that he was probably a very important general of the Wu people, but he was not familiar with Wu generals, so he shook his head.
When the maid on the side saw this, she said: "This is the Governor of Zhou who has repeatedly defeated everyone! If you want to survive, kowtow quickly!"
The middle-aged man raised his hand slightly to stop the maid. He said softly: "What governor? It's just a false name. I am Zhou Yu. The Shuanglong of the Zhou family who became famous in Tokyo more than 30 years ago is my ancestor and Tang.
Uncle. Later, when the world was in chaos, the person who served as the governor of Danyang was my father-in-law."
Wen Gong understood now and knew that he was Zhou Yu who defeated the Han army. He felt resentful in his heart but remained silent on the surface.
Zhou Yurang untied the chain on Wen Gong's wrist and asked someone to bring him a bowl of rice porridge. Then he sat up from the couch and continued to say to Wen Gong: "It stands to reason that I have received favor from the emperor and should be loyal to the great man.
That's right. But the emperor right now is intolerant and insidious, cruel and easy to kill, and ruthless and unjust. What's the benefit of serving him? Sooner or later, if you don't die from foreign enemies, you will die in court! It's not worth dying for him." Then he continued.
Pointing to the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, he said: "Although the Sun family has a shallow foundation, it still needs strong support from people, and the power of granting rewards is much greater than that of the Beiting. The artifacts should be held by virtuous people, and Yangzhou Mu is such a virtuous person. You
Think about it carefully."
After that, he lay back on the couch without waiting for Wen Gong's reply. With just a slight lift of his fingers, two more guards came in from outside the tent and dragged Wen Gong out of the tent. Wen Gong had not yet stood up.
After settling down, I heard a voice from behind saying: "Isn't this Brother Wen?"
Wen Gong looked back and was surprised to find that the person coming was Qianzhao's son Qianjia. With an embarrassed smile on his face, he said to Wen Gong: "Brother Wen, the Governor has prepared a great service for you!"
Wen Gong also woke up from a dream and realized why Zhou Yu seemed to know his identity completely without asking a question. It turned out that Qian Jia was behind the trouble. But he did not dare to say anything, just lowered his head and waited for Qian Jia.
go on.
As expected, Qianjia said: "Tomorrow morning, someone will take you to Yanziji. All you need to do is shout on the boat, 'Liyang City has been destroyed, the navy has been wiped out, Zhou Yu has already reached Hefei! The four counties of Huainan!
The crowd responded, the situation is over! I risked my life to deliver the message, asking you to make peace with the Wu people! 'Everyone knows you, and they must believe it. In this way, your life, your father's life, are saved, and there are many more.
Endless glory and wealth!"
Qianjia saw Wen Gong's eyes light up and nodded frequently. Not only was he overjoyed, he patted Wen Gong on the shoulder and said, "You can teach me!"
Then he turned to the guard and said, "Take him to the boat and watch him carefully. Don't let him talk nonsense!"