Outside Zizhou City, Luoshui (now Tuojiang River).
Warships were already lined up outside the city, with flags fluttering in the wind on the bows.
Wang Chang was standing on the pier. When he saw Chen Zhishen approaching, he smiled and cupped his hands.
Chen Zhishen still had a good impression of this partner who he had worked with before, and he returned the favor with a smile: "Now that the ice and snow in Luoshui have melted, the navy can finally be used."
There was heavy snowfall in Shu County a few days ago, and it also affected Zizhou. However, after all, Bashu is not a place with bitter cold in ancient times. The snow came and melted quickly. Soon after, the Luoshui River, which had been covered with a thin layer of ice, thawed again.
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Especially Wang Chang, who had been leading the navy to stay under Luzhou City, now finally had the opportunity to make contributions in this battle.
The various units of the land division were fighting fiercely in Langzhong. It is impossible to say that Wang Chang was not jealous. These are all meritorious deeds. Every more land division means one less navy division. Wang Chang is a navy division.
Generals also have to give a proper explanation to the brothers under their command.
Now that Li Xingchen's order came down, the Navy fully cooperated with Chen Zhishen to encircle Shu County and be sure to block the road upstream of Luoshui River. Of course, if possible, it was necessary to cooperate with Pei Zilie to the north to attack Mianzhu and to the south to directly cooperate with Chen Zhishen to attack Shu County.
Luoshui bypasses Shujun, which is the north of Chengdu City. If you want to reach the city of Shujun, you must cross Luoshui. Therefore, Li Xingchen seems to regard the navy as the last and only line of defense against Wei Xiaokuan's direct southward march to Shujun.
Line of defense.
Thinking about what kind of person Wei Xiaokuan was and what kind of person he was, Wang Chang did not feel scared, but was a little excited. This may have been a common problem among the generals under Li Xingchen. They had a team that stepped on all kinds of famous generals.
The commander who has climbed up his shoulders will naturally no longer be afraid of famous generals.
At least this is a good thing for Li Xingchen's troops at this stage. After all, the huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves does require such morale and fighting spirit. Think about how his own general is fighting brilliantly with Yuchi Jiong in Langzhong, how can he
Don’t make your blood boil!
"Yeah, I can't wait," Wang Chang grabbed Chen Zhishen's hand and laughed. "Every day, I know how you are advancing so triumphantly at the front, and how frustrated the soldiers below are. I can see it all in my eyes."
, now it’s okay, it’s finally our turn to go up and have a big fight.”
Chen Zhishen also patted Wang Chang's shoulder hard. This was an expression of trust between two comrades who had fought side by side for a long time. Wang Chang immediately made a gesture of invitation, and the two walked onto the cabin side by side.
The naval generals following Wang Chang also looked at each other and smiled at the generals behind Chen Zhishen. For the navy, it was of course a good mood to finally be able to participate in the war; but for the generals under Chen Zhishen, for the navy
I still remember the bed crossbow and trebuchet, but now with their help, it is not a bad thing whether it is offense or defense.
After all, we only have a total of more than 2,000 troops. Whether it is attacking Shu County or stopping Wei Xiaokuan, it seems that we are overestimating our capabilities. It is not a bad thing to have reinforcements coming now.
A map was hanging on the wall of the cabin, and Wang Chang got straight to the point and pointed directly: "The enemy does not have naval forces in Luoshui, but there is a camp guarding the dock outside Shu County. A certain number has sent out scouts.
The ship went to conduct reconnaissance, and it is estimated that it is unlikely that the defenders will hold on, and it may even be an empty camp."
This kind of empty camp has been seen during the previous attack on Zizhou. In order to shrink the defense line and strengthen the defense of Shu County and the passes along the road from the north to the south, the enemy wiped out the scattered troops in the south without any intention.
To defend Zizhou, Suizhou and other cities that were already low and in disrepair, Chen Zhishen just nodded slightly to show that he understood what Wang Chang meant.
"So the navy ships can follow the Luoshui River, take the Pi River or Liujiang River directly to the city of Shu County." Wang Chang said in a deep voice, "As long as the enemy's defense equipment can be suppressed, then the equipment on our warships can help
You can even attack Minato directly."
Chen Zhishen raised his eyebrows and slammed the table: "This is the best!"
"But Brother Zicong, have you ever thought about it, it is good that we can attack Shu County, but the greater possibility is to fight against Wei Xiaokuan." Wang Chang's voice was filled with undisguised worry. If Shu County can be defeated,
Naturally, that would be great, but the greater possibility is that Wei Xiaokuan arrives in Mianzhu. At that time, they can only surround Shu County, and then deploy some troops to cooperate with Pei Zilie to resist Wei Xiaokuan, and try their best to help Li Xingchen share the pressure.
Chen Zhishen's face also changed slightly. Although he has always been a bold master, when he heard the name Wei Xiaokuan, he was still a little worried. In any case, Wei Xiaokuan was a well-known veteran of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When facing such an old fox directly, Chen Zhishen asked himself
If it weren’t for Li Xingchen, he wouldn’t have this ability at all.
What's more, even Li Xingchen may not be able to be so relaxed.
Chen Zhishen sighed softly: "Zhong Fan (Wang Chang's cousin), to be honest, this guy doesn't have a definite idea in mind. Who knows what Wei Xiaokuan's intentions are. I'm afraid even the general has to figure it out, so now we
We must at least put on a posture of attacking Shu County. Let’s take this step first and wait for Wei Xiaokuan to fight back. What do you think?”
Wang Chang put his hands behind his hands and looked out of the cabin: "Now we can only take one step at a time."
Chen Zhishen subconsciously followed his gaze. The Luoshui River was foggy and he couldn't see the way forward clearly.
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"Crossbowman!" Xiao Shilian's voice was hoarse and he shouted loudly.
Countless soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were like locusts, rushing towards this thin defense line, and the arrows shot from the defense line penetrated into their bodies, making a "puff" sound.
Yu Chishun had no intention of "respecting each other as guests" with Xiao Shilian. After suffering such a dumb loss on the first night, he quickly led the troops and horses that had been organized to attack again the next day. Fortunately, Xiao Shilian had already
Being on guard, he anxiously shouted to the soldiers who were repairing and held up the defense line.
Yuchi Shun's surprise attack failed, but he did not retreat because of this. Instead, he raised his flag and led his troops to launch a direct attack. These soldiers and horses were the direct descendants of Yuchi Jiong's subordinates, perhaps because they had long developed the habit of obedience.
The habit of giving orders, or maybe last night's failure also stimulated them, so these people's charge can really be called "desperate".
Arrows roared into the chests of the Northern Zhou soldiers in front. These Northern Zhou soldiers fell to the ground without a word, and more people came up from behind to take their positions. The Luzhai defense line was not long.
The spear in Nan Chen's hand was stretched out and pulled back countless times, and every time a blood flower bloomed.