Originally, Poyang Lake was a place where blue waves were rippling and fish and birds were flying. Many Qi Dynasty fleets were shuttled back and forth. However, within a few hundred miles, the water surface was not only white-capped, but each one could accommodate at least several hundred people. They were as tall as buildings and shaped like city walls.
The huge ship of the warship pushed forward, causing the lake water to splash into waves several feet high. The rugged blue waves were drawn on the surface of Poyang Lake, and the scene was also majestic.
However, knowing that the waters at the mouth of Jiangzhou into Poyang Lake were now occupied by the Qi Dynasty, and that the other side was very likely to attack Hongzhou, the capital pass of the Jiangnan West Road, through water, why did the Song army not target those along Poyang?
A heavy defense line has been set up in the waters northwest of Hubei? After all, Hongzhou is connected to the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake is inside. There is sufficient water to park ships, and they can be transferred to the whole country and even overseas through the Yangtze River water transportation. It is also the location of one of the five major shipbuilding bases in the Song Dynasty, located in the northeast of Hongzhou
There are also naval forces stationed along the coast of Poyang Lake, so how can the Qi army easily transport a large number of troops and horses to invade and land ashore?
Zhang Jun, who was stationed at Jiangnan West Road, did not dispatch generals to take charge of the defense line along the Poyang Lake waterfront. However, because he had more experience in water warfare than other generals under Zhang Jun, he was ordered by Jun to supervise the defense of the Hongzhou waterway. He was stationed in Poyang at that time.
Liu Bao, who was in charge of the military capital, was shocked to hear that the Qi army was invading, and saw that the enemy's giant ships were united in formation on the lake, spread out for dozens of miles, and looked like mountains. Most of the Qi Dynasty ships in the lead were two or three stories high, and
The bicycle hit the water, going back and forth very fast, and the ships, boats, and ships equipped with various firearms and artillery were already frightened. The Qi Dynasty Navy was about to take an offensive. Seeing that a fierce battle was coming, Liu Bao immediately acted
The decision was made: flee without fighting.
After all, if the original historical trajectory is followed, who is Liu Bao? He defected to Zhang Jun (in the official history, he was originally a general under Zhang Jun, but during the Miao Liu rebellion, he was sent to Han Shizhong to rescue him, and he became a member of the Han family army)
However, after Yue Fei was wrongfully killed, Han Shizhong advised the old man to return to seclusion, but he was recommended by Zhang Jun. His official position continued to rise, and he lived in Huaidong Road to appease the envoy and commanded a military region.
He fought in the Qianqiu Lake and other battles and led the navy to achieve great achievements. However, as his power expanded, he became more arrogant, mean, cruel and ungrateful. In line with the nature of his immediate superior, he was very good at making money. Compared with supervising, training and commanding troops,
Ma worked hard for national affairs, but now he is more concerned about how to privately acquire goods and wealth, and to curry favor with the powerful...
What's more, Liu Bao in official history became more and more tolerant of the Jin State when his military power reached its peak. He not only confiscated the military power of Wei Sheng, a famous anti-Jin general under his control, but also strictly ordered not to conflict with the Jin State.
He ignored the warning and ignored it. When the Jin army actually sent troops to invade, even though Wei Shengli fought bloody battles for five hours and sent troops to warn him, Liu Bao still opened his eyes and lied about the peace talks between Song and Jin. How could he send troops to invade? Even if they were just a few meters apart from each other.
During the journey of more than forty miles, Liu Bao still did not send a single soldier to rescue him. In the end, the generation of famous anti-gold generals after Yue Fei's death died in hatred. Liu Bao then reacted very quickly and immediately fled without fighting.
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As a result, another general who emerged after Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty was persecuted in vain and died with regret...
Although the famous anti-gold general Wei Shengzhemo was only half a boy at this time, Liu Bao, who had been influenced by Zhang Jun for a long time, was still able to fight against the large number of waterborne troops invaded by the Qi Dynasty in the Xiao Tang Dynasty.
I'm scared.
Since Liu Bao has lost the morale of the army, the combat effectiveness of his troops has been declining. The general supervising the battles along the lake fled without fighting. How can the soldiers stationed in the water villages of Poyang Lake be willing to fight to the death?
As a result, there was no doubt that the war situation was developing in the most favorable direction for the Qi Dynasty to take advantage of the situation. The horse and infantry troops crossed Poyang Lake one after another and landed. The process was much smoother than previously expected. This also followed Li Junjun's decree.
Yang Yao, the navy commander who led the navy to lead the battle and successfully landed troops and horses in Hunan and Hubei, said in a deep voice with anger and emotion: "Sure enough, the Song Dynasty is still ignorant and ignorant.
, rewards and punishments are unknown, traitors are in power, and most of the troops and horses on the Sheishui Road are useless. It is just regrettable that my brother Zhong Xiang and I ran into the Song Ting army led by that guy Yue Fei..."
After that, the troops of the Qi army crossed Poyang Lake along the state waterway, and successively attacked and captured the military villages in various counties with slight casualties. Zhang Jun's Song army was defeated at one point, but fell into a trap.
This situation also led to the collapse of the Song army's defense line deployed by Zhang Jun in the Jiangnan West Road area centered on Hongzhou. There were also soldiers and horses of the Song army who were defeated after hearing the news along the way, but their fate was also unfortunate.
, and met a group of Qi troops who had already landed on the beach and attacked Hongzhou with an invincible force.
A large number of soldiers of the Song Army retreated in despair, which was completely different from the fierce scene of the encounter between Yang Yizhong's generals and the Feijie Army led by Zhang Qing. The team had long been rushed into chaos, and the retreating soldiers could only
He was able to let the enemy knights rush towards him, waving their swords and slashing in all directions. Most of the soldiers were in disarray, and they were trampled into a mess. On the contrary, some soldiers were overturned and killed.
On top of the stampede of their colleagues as they retreated, screams and howls could be heard for a while. It seemed that most of the Song army generals had already lost their morale and had no intention of fighting to the death. Not to mention the Qi Chao who led this group of enemy troops to kill them.
The general took the lead and rushed over with overwhelming force. This was in sharp contrast to the general on his side who was greedy for power and was unable to teach the Song army to submit and serve...
As for the general who led the Song army, he was Zhang Jun's direct confidant. According to the official history, he was entrusted with the important task of commanding the Yue family army after Yu Yue Fei was unjustly killed according to the secret orders of the treacherous Prime Minister Qin Hui. He even hosted a banquet
Various generals used poisonous wine to kill Niu Gao, the general who taught Qin Hui to be jealous. Instead, he was later awarded the title of Taiwei, and after his death, he was awarded the title of Tian Shizhong with a generous reward.
However, although the trend of the current situation has changed, among the Tian divisions at this time, they are still supported by Shangguan Zhang Jun, who is currently the Xuanfu envoy in the west of Zhejiang and the east of Jiangdong. Although he is not capable of commanding troops, he is good at flattery.
, to curry favor with the powerful, he has always benefited from the hard work of other colleagues, and because he is good at currying favor, he has even been rewarded with double the importance. But now that the defense line along the Poyang Lake waterway has been completely breached, Tian Shizhong has no choice but to lead
The troops fled in embarrassment, and they would inevitably encounter the Qi army that invaded the interior of Hongzhou. But when it came time to see the truth and take action, he didn't know what to do for a while...
Seeing that a large number of Song soldiers led by him were retreating towards him uncontrollably, Tian Shizhong's expression became increasingly panicked and distorted. The Qi army was too powerful to withstand it, and now they had no choice but to escape as soon as possible.
If we go, this battle will be impossible to fight!
However, when Tian Shizhong turned around in a panic, intending to escape as soon as possible, and did not care about the Qi army taking advantage of the situation to launch a large-scale invasion, he suddenly saw that the enemy general was still rushing to attack and kill, because he was leading the way.
It also taught Tian Shizhong that he could vaguely move forward, with the military flag fluttering in the wind behind him...
The fonts clearly embroidered on those military flags are: "Pengri Tianwu Commander-in-Chief of the Four Wings" and "Pingnan Town Fuda General Niu Gao"!