The dam broke and released the lake, and the lower entrance of Taowu Pass was also in a mess. However, in the camp south of Taowu Pass, the swords and halberds were like forests, and the armor was like scales. The generals were sitting on the ground in the school field, watching the cavalry coming from the mountain.
, Chen Zhi swallowed subconsciously, tightened the belt of his pocket, turned around and shouted: "You sons of turtles, take out your screaming spirit heads!"
All the generals and soldiers were ordered to stand up one after another, in the open school field, like the water of a lake blown by the breeze.
Lin Fu, surrounded by his cavalry, galloped into the Taowu Pass camp with Fu Qinghe, Zhou Pu, Gao Zongting and others. He looked at the generals who had been waiting on the school field for a long time. He dismounted before entering and climbed up quickly.
On the high platform made of rammed earth, he untied a corner of his breastplate, holding the riding whip in his hand, and looked at the elite of the Fourth Brigade of the First Town of the Chongcheng Army secretly transferred from the Litang Camp, and raised his voice and said: "The key
On the head, I transferred you from the Litang and stayed here all the time. You had no part in the wars in the Litang, Qiangkou, and Jiahe. I heard that you all had objections. Your general, he spent the whole day
He ran to the big tent and complained that he was a 'climbing tiger', not a 'camping tiger'. Chen Zhi used to be unreasonable to me, but this time in order to fight, he learned to talk to me a lot of reasons, saying
We, the generals, guard our home and country, and it is our bounden duty to bring peace to the country. It is our duty to shed our heads and shed our blood, and to wrap our bodies in horse leather is also a supreme honor. It is a shame to stay in the camp. Do you think what Chen Zhi said makes sense?"
"I am willing to throw my head away, but I am willing to shed my blood!" The generals and soldiers roared loudly, the sound shook the clouds and the night, the sound undulated in the camp, and gathered into the roaring wind of the roaring mountains and forests, spreading to the distance.
Lin Fu held the saber on his waist with one hand and the riding whip with the other. He lowered his voice and continued: "Having said these great truths, Chen Zhi threatened me that if I don't fight for him, he will resign as a general.
Be a pawn for Tengu Zhang Gou! I am coming here now to tell him that the rebels who have trapped the people of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi are fleeing from Hengshan and fleeing westward along both sides of the Xinjiang River. I don't want him to do anything to climb the city.
"Tiger', I want him to lead you to be a 'tiger that intercepts the road', to be a 'tiger that blocks the way', and to be a 'tiger that blocks the road'! Generals, are you willing to let him throw your heads and shed your blood?"
"I'm willing to throw my head, I'm willing to shed my blood!" The blood of the generals in the audience was boiling, and they shouted at the top of their lungs to express the fighting spirit in their hearts, their voices getting louder and louder.
There will eventually be a battle to fight, and Chen Zhi is also full of blood. His leopard-like eyes shine with a strange light, as if a hungry beast is trapped in a cage, waiting for someone to help him open the big door of the cage.
"Chen Zhi, come on stage!" Lin Fu pointed at Chen Zhi with his whip and said in a loud voice.
Chen Zhen arranged his breastplate, belt, and sword, and went on stage to take orders.
"We hereby order Chen Zhi, the first division commander of Changchong City, to lead his troops to sail westward and seek an opportunity to land between Guixi and Hengfeng to defeat the rebels fleeing to the west and cut off the rebels on both sides of the Xinjiang River east of Guixi.
Army escape route!"
"The general will not allow a rebel to slip through the net. If you violate this order, you will be willing to accept any punishment from the lord without any complaints." Chen Zhi knelt down on one knee to accept the military order and said in a loud voice.
Lin Fu laughed and picked up Chen Zhi.
Although Chen Zisha is a bit heavier, he is a good general who charges into battle.
In the past, Chen Zhi, Sun Zhuang, and Zhang Gou were the commanders of the army, and they were driven by Liu An'er. A good sword fell into the hands of a woodcutter, and it was difficult to display talents. After he joined the Huaidong Army, he became sharper and sharper, and became able to fight bravely.
He became famous all over the world in battle and was one of the most brave generals in Huaidong.
In the Battle of Gucheng Lake, Chen Zhi suffered a lot of casualties due to his rashness, and Xu Gong only authorized the formation of the army, ranking him below Sun Zhuang, Tang Fuguan, Liu Zhenzhi, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou, but he himself was not aware of it.
I don't care, I just want to have a battle to fight.
In cooperating with the naval forces of the navy in the landing operations, Chen Zhi was particularly stronger than the other generals. Lin Fu then took the critical step and withdrew his troops from the battlefield of Litang and transferred them to Tao uā Pass to stand by.
After Chen Zhi received the order, he immediately arranged the deployment of troops and generals.
After mobilization, more than 10,000 generals were making final preparations before setting out. Lin Fu stood on the general platform, looking up at the open land south of Taowu Pass, and said to the people around him: "Can the She family be defeated in one go?"
Damn, it depends on this battle!"
Fu Qinghe, Gao Zongting and others were also experienced in battles, but they could not restrain their inner excitement at this time.
Zhou Pu said: "In the battle at Jiangning, we couldn't bring the She family to justice. Many people feel a pity. This time, we have to make back our capital with profits! It's so shameful that we can't use the cavalry camp."
When I get excited, I salivate and wish I could lead the troops into battle in person.
Lin Fu heard that Zhou Pu was eager to give it a try, so why didn't he do the same?
He was in a high position and had little control over everything. Even if he had a banquet in Jiangning City, someone would test the poison before him. It was already a dream to lead his troops to the battlefield again.
Lin Fu would not let it go, but as a man, it was always okay to fantasize about galloping across the battlefield.
"Zhejiang, Fujian and Gantan are connected by mountains and rivers. General Zhou brought his horses and armor with him, and he was not afraid of increasing the pressure on logistics." Gao Zongting said with a smile.
Horse armor is the equipment of heavy cavalry. If they cannot fight in formation, heavy cavalry will not be able to play its role. As a traditional general, how many people do not have the illusion of driving heavy cavalry to defeat the enemy?
Zhou Pu led the cavalry battalion to accompany the battle this time, mainly serving as Lin Fu's guards and horses, mainly light cavalry. However, the equipment of the two battalions of heavy cavalry was still carried with the army, hoping that it would come in handy. And the Shangrao war was going on like this
For a long time, the cavalry camp has always existed as the flank of the guard formation, and everyone would tease Zhou Pu about this from time to time.
Zhou Pu spat and said: "There is no need for this trip. When I go to fight the Hulu next year, you will have nothing to say!"
Everyone laughed. At this time, Chen Zhi's command post left the camp and headed for the dock entrance, preparing to board the ship. Lin Fu waved his whip and pointed, saying: "She Fei Xiong will probably be destroyed by the flood because of Shanxi's road."
And breathe a sigh of relief!" He said, with a smile of pity in the corner of his mouth.
Gao Zongting smiled softly and said: "She Fei Xiong is also brave and resourceful, but my lord's strategy is beyond the scope of what the world knows. It would be difficult for anyone to prevent it!"
Lin Fu smiled and said: "Isn't it the word 'money'?"
Transporting hundreds of thousands of stone warship materials from thousands of miles away to Guanxiling, and then secretly setting up a shipyard to assemble a large number of warships in a short period of time. This is equivalent to bypassing the She family's guard.
Pass and eyeliners mobilized Huaidong's elite navy to fight in Jiangxi, and the resources consumed were enough to start another war.
Taowu Pass is a pass, running across the middle reaches of Shanxi River. There is Wugang in the south of the pass, which is named after the peach forest. The hill at the foot of Lin Fu is also named after Taowu.
When the Taowu Pass was dammed and the river was blocked, a large area of land south of Taowu Pass, including Taowu Pass, was submerged and turned into a lake.
The Xuanhu Lake was completely emptied due to two water releases, and the Shanxi River was restored to its original appearance. The gentle slopes, river beaches, and depressions in the south of Taowu Pass were also exposed again, but they became muddy due to long-term flooding, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass.
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Going down from the Taou Pass, there is a road leading to Wugang, which was also damaged by the flood and accumulated a lot of silt. However, after the water receded, a large number of troops were mobilized to clear the silt on the road and quickly paved it.
On top of the coal slag, the road connecting the old docks was rebuilt in one day.
Eight newly built warships have been stationed at Taowukou, where water plants are still hanging on the pier.
Su Pinxiao led the navy generals to board the warships first and scattered around the periphery, but they had not yet crossed the remaining dam; there were more navy generals, boatmen and sailors entering the dock one after another to stand by, but more warships were still parked.
In the dock of the shipyard, water is being towed out one after another.
The river was dammed to create a suspended lake, and the shipyard was built on the lakeside. After the lake water receded, there was a muddy land about five miles wide between the shipyard and the river bank. However, the shipyard dug in advance was still roughly intact.
There is something original.
Although the boat trough is filled with silt and water plants, the empty boat is dragged through it without adding too much resistance. The real hardship is the soldiers and civilians who wade barefoot in the mud to tug the boat into the water.
However, the fighting spirit of the Huaidong Army was high, not to mention the supply troops. The civilian men who were recruited into the army also followed the new policies in their hometowns and implemented the new policies. They received good tax reductions and exemptions and had extra money and food available. They also regarded military service as a pleasure.
Feel the pain.
In mid-April, the peasants stepped barefoot in the mud, put a rope on their shoulders, pulled the rope deeply into it, bent forward, and hundreds or hundreds of people dragged a newly built empty boat laboriously.
As we moved forward, we didn't feel the pain, shouting "yo hey, yo hey" in unison with a loud chant.
The warships that were built secretly in the shipyard were pulled one after another from the shipyard through the mud into the Shanxi River and were put on standby. The boatmen and naval officers boarded the ships from the dock and completed them quickly and orderly.
Shuiying reorganization...
The initial plan was for Su Pinxiao to lead the navy to attack the Zhejiang and Fujian navy in the Xinjiang River and clear the obstacles in the waterway to ensure that Chen Zhi's troops could take the warships to the Shanxi River and the Xinjiang Waterway to directly penetrate into the hinterland behind Shangrao.
Go, land from behind enemy lines, and complete the segmentation and interception of Shangrao enemy soldiers.
The reason why the dam was dug for the second time to release water was mainly because after the first release of water, a large amount of water was washed away along the coast. The uprooted beams, houses, trees and other debris would accumulate in the river with the receding water, forming a river channel.
Blockage.
The second release of water is intended to clear these possible blockages and remove obstacles to the way forward for naval warships to attack.
The second release of water is not technically difficult. The original dam was built in sections. The river channel is based on cage stones, and the river beaches on both sides are piled up to form embankments. Even if the embankments fail, it is impossible to collapse at the same time. First, dig from both sides.
The earth embankment was opened to release the first flood with the greatest potential to the Shanxi River downstream; then the supports on the side of the stone dam base were broken, completely destroying the dam, and the second release of water was formed.
In fact, it was difficult for Ge Siyu to accurately grasp the timing of the two flood discharges. Lin Fu only asked him to form two flood peaks in obvious sequence. The main force of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army's water camp in Shangrao could not wait
Entering the Shanxi River to meet She Feixiong's troops, they were directly destroyed by a second flood, which was a real surprise for the Huaidong Army.
When Lin Fu heard that most of the Zhejiang and Fujian naval forces in Shangrao were destroyed in this way, he was stunned for a moment and then laughed with everyone.
In this way, there is no need for Su Pinxiao to lead his troops to annihilate the naval force of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army on the Xinjiang River. Chen Zhi can directly lead the Chongcheng Army's first town division to attack from the waterway, turning the roundabout interception into a surprise attack.
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More than 30 warships were capsized by the flood in Shanxi River. Only two warships survived and nearly 3,000 soldiers were buried at the bottom of the river.
On the night of the 18th, She Fei Xiongcai led his troops to trek through the muddy land washed away by the flood and arrived at the south bank of the Xinjiang River. In less than ten miles of muddy land, the soldiers were exhausted, and the baggage they carried with the army could only be completely exhausted.
Discard it.
Fortunately, there is still a small amount of supplies left in Hengshan City, so She Feixiong's nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses do not have to worry about running out of food.
The section of the Xinjiang River that accepts the confluence of Shanxi River is not wide, only more than 400 steps. Due to the extremely strong water rushing out of the Shanxi River twice, the narrow section of the Xinjiang River east of Shangrao City was suddenly flooded with water.
There was so much water that it could fill a large lake. For a moment, if you couldn't digest it, it could only gush to both sides and overflow.
In particular, the north bank of Xinjiang River at the mouth of Shanxi River was hit head-on, and the impact force was the strongest, not even weaker than the two banks in the middle reaches of Shanxi River.
The highway that runs through the hinterland of Shangrao is located on the north bank of the Xinjiang River, which has relatively easy terrain. A section of the road on the north bank of the Xinjiang River was completely destroyed by the flood, which actually blocked the route for the Huaidong soldiers and horses to make a circuitous pursuit from the jaws and Litang direction.
Although the Huaidong Army's logistical and road-building capabilities are strong, it would still take ten or eight days to restore the channels in the Shanxi Valley and the north bank of the Xinjiang River so that its troops and horses can fight their way out smoothly.
She Fei Xiong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Just as Lin Fu expected, although most of the warships in Shangrao's water camp were destroyed and three thousand soldiers were buried at the bottom of the river, the flood washed away the roads, making She Feixiong think that these would temporarily hold back Huaidong's pursuers.
They win a breathing space.
If the Huaidong Army was chasing them from behind, She Feixiong did not have the confidence to successfully lead the attack and withdraw the main force, thus limiting the casualties to less than 3,000 people.
The road behind was washed away by the flood, and there was no concern that the Huaidong Army would be able to catch up by land. She Feixiong was not in a hurry to retreat westward, and asked his tribe to camp outside the city to rest; She Feixiong, Shi Hejin and other generals
Riding horses to the bank of Xinjiang River to observe the situation... f@.