For the two sides confronting each other on both sides of the Yangtze River, this battle is undoubtedly a battle of national destiny. If the Han army wins, it will naturally sweep the three Wu armies and restore unification. If the Wu army wins, they can also try to restore the old territory and re-establish the unity.
As for the commanders of the two armies, there is no room for concession. If Zhuge Liang is defeated, it may directly lead to the destruction of the New Deal since Yanxi. If Sima Yi is defeated, he will have no choice but to let the world be so big.
With no place for him to gain a foothold, both sides had no choice but to fight to the death.
In terms of the number of troops, the Han army at this time undoubtedly has the advantage. After the merger of the three prefectures, 250,000 troops are now gathered together, standing on the riverside, as if a black mass suddenly rises from the northern sky.
Dark clouds, the oars and flags of countless ships rose little by little from the water, facing the southern sun, as if they were trying to block it. In comparison, the 110,000 Wu troops of the Jiangnan Company seemed a bit shabby.
Although it is a large-scale army, its number is less than half that of the enemy. This will always cast a shadow on the morale of the soldiers.
Fortunately, after comparing the pros and cons of both sides in the war in detail, the Wu people found that they had no chance of winning. Although Jingzhou had been lost, the Jiangling Navy still survived. After joining the rest of the Wu Navy, it actually still had thousands of large and small ships.
In terms of the strength of the navy, it far surpassed Zhou Yu's navy during the Battle of Jianye. On the other hand, although the Han army also had thousands of ships, most of them were lost due to Guan Yu's idea of establishing a navy.
They were small boats such as walking boats, 艨艉, and Qingya. Only the Dongfu army brought twenty large ships, which was equivalent to one-third of the Wu people's large ships. In a water battle under such circumstances, the Han army
The numerical superiority cannot be used. As long as the Han navy is destroyed and the Wu people's superiority on the river is established, not only to recapture all Jiangbei, but at least to recapture Jingnan and other places will be no problem.
But Sima Yi did not dare to rush into a decisive battle. When it came to water battles, he thought he could not match Lu Xun. However, Lu Xun's navy was repelled by Guan Yu in Jingling. Although he used the trick of setting fire to the wind, it had to cause
Sima Yi paid attention to it. At this time, the wind was blowing from the northwest, so Sima Yi was conservative and did not take the initiative to provoke the Han army. Instead, he discussed with his generals for several days and made a plan that was not foolproof and did not proceed.
The attitude of decisive battle.
However, the advantage of time lies with the Han army. Sima Yi wanted to show weakness to the enemy, but Zhuge Liang was more patient. He was now in charge of the army for the first time, and the generals did not know him well enough, so they just used this short time to continue their training.
Internally, of course, it was impossible to do nothing. Since the Han army had occupied Chaisang, Zhuge Liang ordered Wei Yan to lead 20,000 men and wreak havoc in Danyang County. Then he released the news that the Han army planned to take six shillings.
Thousands of people crossed the river at Danyang so that they could attack with the navy on both land and water.
This move hit the Wu people's key point. They were indeed a party that could not afford to lose or drag down. If Zhuge Liang really arranged this, the Wu people would be defeated even if they did not fight. So Sun Quan immediately gave Sima Yi an order, ordering him to fight within half a month.
, a decisive battle must be fought with the Han navy. Sima Yi agreed to this until he had no choice. He then said to the Wu generals: "Let's wait for the wind to change over there! As long as we have the upper hand, we will have destiny to help us.
, we will definitely be able to defeat the bandit army!"
The next day, after the sun rose, the Wu people looked up at the sky and found that as the night passed, white-gray clouds began to accumulate in the blue sky. The flags of the Wu army high up were all fluttering toward the other side. The wind was like a god's help! This is
What a great opportunity. The officers and soldiers of the Wu army immediately went to the camp and asked the commander for orders to go out. Sima Yi looked at the sky for a long time, and finally made up his mind and ordered all the Wu troops to board the ship.
At this time, the southeast wind was blowing fiercely, and there were retreating waves everywhere on the river. The sky was filled with clouds, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The Yangtze River was like a vast ocean lying in the clouds, letting the gray-white waves keep swaying, gently rocking the boats, as if
Hypnotic. The ships of the two armies, large and small, lay across the banks, lying in the quietly flowing river, as if they were asleep. The two banks were picturesque, with the north bank dyed white by various reeds, and the south bank.
Among the green of the willow forest, there are patches of gorgeous flowers. The moist air on the river carries the smell of mosquito breeding, and occasionally there is the smell of cooking smoke from the two armies. In addition to the river water lapping against the side of the ship, even the people who are talking
The sound could not be discerned, let alone the loud noises of golden drums, gongs, and oars. In short, both sides of the strait became quiet amidst the sound of the wind, as if they had not yet woken up.
But in fact, the navies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are already prepared.
Soon, the large Wu ships appeared on the river. The one at the front was the giant warship that Han Re relied on. The other small ships followed, and gradually weighed anchor and entered the river. The forward line reached near the center of the river. By this time, the Han army had already arrived.
They got out of the boat and responded to the challenge. Wu Renlou's boat immediately stopped crossing the river and spread out horizontally from left to right so that it could change its formation more quickly in response to the enemy's offensive.
In water warfare at this time, as the taller ships were getting taller and taller, the number of people on board was increasing, and the range of bows and crossbows was getting farther and farther, the style of fighting based on small boats had undergone great changes. Tall and tall ships
After the large ships entered the battlefield, the small boats could not actually break the defense of the large ships, and shooting from the head up was also very disadvantageous. Except for boarding battles and arson, there was no good countermeasures. Even Guan Yu, who advocated using small boats to build an army, actually
The central idea is to use its flexibility to fight when it can, and to come and go freely, so that the army is no longer restricted by the navy. Even in the Battle of Jingling, he set fire with the wind and the situation was great, but in the end he could not retain
Get off the Wu people's boat.
Wu Jun's large ships were in the front, hoping to take advantage of this advantage to challenge the Han army's large ships and prepare to win in the battle between the giant ships. If the Han army did not respond, Wu Jun continued to paddle towards the north bank, and the Han army's ships had no time to deploy.
The team was trapped on the shore, making it impossible to escape, and then used the following boats to set up nets to destroy all the remaining Han naval forces. The Han soldiers on the boats would have to be beaten into the river and fed to fish and shrimps. If
The Han army fled timidly, but the Wu army spread its sails in the wind and pursued them fiercely, winning a complete victory.
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Opponent's odds of winning.
However, to the Wu people's surprise, the Han army did come out to fight. But it was not the same large ships, or in other words, the shape of the ships was extremely strange. These Han army ships were stretched out on both sides of the ship's side.
A huge gray cloth was wrapped around it like the wings of a bird. The southeast wind blew violently, and the gray cloth tied with ropes shook violently, which did not make the Han army march faster. This made the Han army march faster.
Wu Jun, who was preparing to engage in battle on the building, was very surprised. They talked among themselves in private, not knowing what the extra cloth on the two sides was for.
But the situation at this time no longer allowed them to think too much. Driven by the wind, most of the ships had quickly sailed within the range of the shooting range. The Wu people began to launch attacks on the enemy without hesitation.
arrows, but what is strange is that the Han army did not fight back immediately, but instead adjusted its position and moved towards the gap between the Wu people's buildings and ships. This situation once made the Wu people feel strange and somewhat familiar.
, unfamiliar because there has never been such a water battle on the river, and familiar because this scene seems familiar.
When the ships of the two armies passed each other, the answer was finally revealed. The Han soldiers took off the gray canvas on both sides, revealing more than ten pairs of racket poles hidden inside, which Zhuge Liang had designed for the water battle.
The golden-winged tower ship! When the Wu people saw the tall shooting pole that was only a few feet away, they immediately recalled the painful memories of the attack on Hefei three years ago. This made them pale with fright, and their blood turned cold. But no matter how they reacted
, everything was too late. The buildings and ships of the Han and Wu sides had completely merged together, and there was no room to even turn around. What's more, it was a southeasterly wind. Turning around was equivalent to actively going against the wind, and the huge ships were also
There was no time to turn. They could only watch helplessly as the Han army fired big shots.
The Han army's golden wings came slowly, but their movements were not sluggish at all. With both sides almost able to see each other's faces, each big shot and roar of the attack were able to create a hole in Wu Junlou's ship without any suspense.
, after the loud noise, waves rushed into the building boat and dragged it mercilessly into the bottom of the river, leaving only partially disintegrated wooden fragments floating up and down in the river. The soldiers of the Wu Army, let alone counterattack, were in the river.
It was extremely difficult to swim in the middle of the river. The various waves generated by the collision of the ships hit each other with the turbulent currents under the river, sucking the drowning Wu into the water like a dragon. On the river, this one-sided massacre
It's still going on. Since the advent of the building ship, there has never been such a fleet capable of destroying city walls. On the vast Yangtze River stirred by strong winds, it has no scruples in sweeping another fleet with huge rocks! It's like it has transformed.
Like soaring rocs, they stared down at the same kind who were still in the era of Kun Whales. When the Han army's rockfall finally stopped, the river was still flowing eastward silently, but the originally arrogant Wu navy no longer existed!
When it came to government affairs, the sky was still overcast, and the two armies briefly stopped contact. The Wu's rear team, all the remaining boats of Sima Yi, had retreated to the south bank. The Han army's golden-winged tower ships occupied the center of the river,
The outcome is clear.
The next day, the Han army crossed the river grandly. The Wu people only resisted briefly, but were defeated by Zhuge Liang's army. At this point, everyone knew that the battle to destroy Wu was complete, and the Wu people had no more soldiers to use.
Sima Yi, as the commander-in-chief of the surrendered general, committed suicide on the spot with his sword. Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others who were in Jianye City also immediately set fire to themselves. The city temporarily elected Sun Ce's son Sun Shao, who was under house arrest, to come out of the city to surrender. This was the final battle to unify Jiangnan.
, it can be regarded as officially coming to an end.