Han Shizu

Chapter 1005 The strategy of attacking the heart of the Jingkou war
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, since the edict of Pingnan came, the army moved in clouds. From the Yangtze City to Guazhou for more than [-] li, the walls of the Han army barracks stretched, and the banners covered the fields. , Attracting soldiers and civilians from the south of the Yangtze River, everyone's face changed.

As for Li Gu, the first time he received the edict, he moved Generalissimo Pingnan's Xingyuan to Guazhou, facing Jingkou, and oppressing Runzhou on the south bank nearby, making a false appearance of a aggressive breakthrough.

At the same time, the battle between the two armies has already begun, starting with a water battle. The Yangzhou navy VS the Runzhou navy. The Han army has 250 warships and [-] sailors. There were a lot more boats and soldiers, nearly [-] troops, and Lin Renzhao himself led the attack.

According to the comparison of superficial strength, coupled with the talent of the southerner Shanzhou, and the command of a good general like Lin Renzhao, the southern army has a great advantage.However, the result was often unexpected, and the Confederate Army was completely defeated.

The two sides fought on the Yangtze River for a whole day. The river was full of gunpowder smoke, and the masts and sculls were wiped out. Li Gu, as the commander, also led a part of the army to watch the battle on the river bank, and responded with bows and crossbows.

The Southern Army's defeat was mainly due to two points.

First, although its military strength is large, it is composed of two forces. The nearly [-] naval divisions from Jinling are not well-trained, their orders are even more uneven, and their will to fight is even weaker. In less than half a day, they withdrew from the battle without authorization. Fleeing to Jinling not only severely damaged the morale of the southern army, but also exposed Lin Renzhao to danger.

The Runzhou navy, organized and trained by Lin Renzhao, still has good combat power, but it is still that word, which cannot be supported by itself.The Han army was not the case. The soldiers used were basically replaced by Jianghuai soldiers, many of whom were even transformed from the Tang army in the early years, and they were well-trained and well-equipped.Therefore, although the number of troops is smaller, they are not inferior in terms of other personnel factors, and the morale is high, so the Han army has a basis for fault tolerance.

The second is the improvement of the Han army's water warfare technology, especially the innovation of water warfare weapons.For example, warships such as building ships have completely abandoned the original melee combat devices such as shooting poles, and instead use rockets, artillery, thunderbolt guns and other long-range methods as the main strike force against the enemy, supplemented by side-to-side combat.

These weapons are basically sharp weapons that use gunpowder as the energy supply.This Pingnan battle is also a test of the many weapons of the big man. Although talent is the decisive factor in determining the direction of the war, no one will refuse to use more sophisticated weapons.

The use of gunpowder, the south is not ignorant, however, this can not only burn, but also has a powerful explosive performance, the southern army is completely unable to deal with it.

Of course, the southern army is not without counterattack forces, such as kerosene bombs, they are also researching and using them, and they showed it in this water battle, which also caused a lot of losses to the Han army.

In the critical moment, Lin Renzhao was strong and brave, fearless in the face of danger, resolute in his will, ruthless in command, not hesitating casualties, and led the southern army to attack the Han army in close combat.However, it was difficult for Mantis to win the game. From the time when the Jinling Navy retreated cowardly, his efforts were doomed to be in vain, and it also added a bit of tragedy to the Runzhou Navy fighting against the Han army.

In the end, Lin Renzhao was wounded, and under the protection of his own soldiers, he was defeated and returned to Jingkou Shuizhai. Along with him, only less than forty warships and three thousand people escaped.Most of the rest perished on the river, or were killed, burned to death, or drowned. Only less than a thousand people were rescued as captives.

If it weren't for the fact that the Han army was also exhausted from fighting for a long time and voluntarily gave up the pursuit, the losses of the Southern Army would have been even greater.Even so, a water battle made a good start for the Pingnan War and won a good sign.

Even counting the several water battles during the Huainan War, the Jingkou water war can be said to be a real large-scale contest between the North and South navy, a head-on contest.It turns out that today's big man is not only strong in cavalry, but also unparalleled in water warfare, extremely sharp, and can also ride the wind and waves and gallop across the river.The Yangzhou navy is only one of the many navy of the Han Dynasty, and the main force is still the Lai and Mi navy, which is the navy.

According to post-war statistics, the casualties of the Han army were 160 and nine people. The desperate resistance launched by the Southern Army under the leadership of Lin Renzhao still caused considerable losses to the Han army.However, these losses are acceptable compared to gains.

In addition, the two sides damaged a total of nearly [-] warships, and among the captured by the Han army, only about [-] ships could be used normally.The mast and scull vanished into ashes, not just a description.

At the same time, the significance of the war of words in Beijing was not limited to this. The First World War almost wiped out the main force of the Runzhou Navy that Lin Renzhao had trained for many years.It is conceivable that a soldier who has been training for so long was defeated in one battle.

After the Huainan War, Lin Renzhao basically served as the general protecting the country in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Great Wall of the Zhu Kingdom existed. After Liu Renshan's death, this trend was further fueled.For a long time, he has been the backbone general of the imperial court against the southern army, and can be said to be the only pillar.

However, it is such a character who was defeated in the first battle. The impact on the morale of the Southern Army is immeasurable.The water battle is defeated, is the land war still far away?
In fact, before the war of words in Beijing, faced with the initiative of the Yangzhou navy, the Southern Army had a debate about whether to go to war or not.Most of the generals are opposed to attacking the enemy, hoping to rely on strong strongholds to resist the defense, fight conservatively, and resist the Han army.

However, it turned out that Lin Renzhao tried his best to overcome all opinions and decided to attack.As the last famous general in the south of the Yangtze River, he has a very clear understanding of his own dangerous situation. If he defends passively, there will be no way out.Only by taking the initiative to attack can there be a slight hope of earning a glimmer of hope. However, even if he takes the initiative to attack, there are too few cards for Lin Renzhao to use.

Moreover, even if we don't talk about the overall situation, as far as the battle situation in Jingkou is concerned, if the Runzhou navy retreats and defends, once it falls into the blockade of the Han army, the navy will be useless, and the Southern army will fall into complete passivity.As for wanting to rely on Jingkou's fortifications, it was even more wishful thinking. The Han army was not stupid, so how could they blindly attack by force, and Lin Renzhao would not have done so.

The Runzhou navy has been trained by him for a long time, and based on it, it is risky to attack, but once it can defeat the Yangzhou navy, the effect will be significant.It can not only give the Han army a head-on blow, blow its morale, and block the process of crossing the river, but also greatly boost the morale of the southern army and enhance its confidence in resistance.

Lin Renzhao's idea was good, but the result was unsatisfactory. Not only did he not meet the lowest expectations, but it created a situation that Lin Renzhao didn't want to face.Although there is a reason why the Jinling Navy Division fled the battle, is this not inevitable under the pressure of the general situation?Even if the Jinling Navy fights to the end, can it really beat the Yangzhou Navy?Maybe it's just to let the Han army lose more warship soldiers, and add some credit
After the victory in the Jingkou water battle, it can be said that the waterways in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are basically controlled by the Han army.The complete victory of the water battle also met Li Gu's request. Later, Li Gu sent fifty light boats and thousands of sailors along the Yangtze River to shoot tens of thousands of copies of the Pingnan edict prepared in advance to the south of the Yangtze River. towns and camps.

Liu Chengyou's Pingnan edict was written by Li Fang, a guest of the prince, and counted Li Yu's several crimes. The first one is to despise the emperor and not obey the edict. Regardless of whether there are or not, Li Yu has listed a full ten crimes for beauty, indolence in politics and disorder of the country, excessive expropriation, abuse of the people, etc., and Li Yu is better off with five fewer than Liu Yu. Innocent fool the king, abuse the people and the only husband.
In many cases, the pen of a literati is really a knife that kills without blood.It was not only an edict to declare war, but also a letter of surrender. When the soldiers and civilians in Jinling learned about it, their hearts were filled with excitement.

Li Gu is very proficient in the use of the strategy of attacking the mind. The pacification of the south of the Yangtze River does not lie in the great military exploits, but in how to preserve the vitality of the Jiangnan area and reduce the losses of the people in the south of the Yangtze River. On this point, even if the emperor did not remind him, Li Gu They are all done according to this goal.

Li Gu, Shi Shouxin, Zhao Yanjin, and Zhang Yongde, these four are the backbone senior generals of Jianghuai Xingyuan. Jingkou, attacking from both sides, attacking east and west, fighting steadily, aiming at Jinling.

Li Gu sent his soldiers to Guazhou from Chen, took Zhang Yongde as his other army, gathered the elites from the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River, looked for fighter opportunities, and crossed the river from Dangtu.On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the Forbidden Army and the Jianghuai Army mobilized, together with the local soldiers and horses from various states, totaled [-] water and land infantry.

If you count the civil servants recruited to serve the army before and after the army, it will exceed 300,000.Therefore, counting the soldiers and civilians of several other groups, the army used by Pingnan this time is described as [-], which is not just a false name.

With such abundant troops, such powerful strength, a sufficiently wise monarch, and strong leadership generals, it is normal for the Pingnan War to be pushed forward.

When the results of the war of words in Beijing reached Jinling, Li Yu, the lord of the south of the Yangtze River, was still in the wind and snow. By the way, he was concerned about the autumn system and planned to choose a few poet friends.

　Only to find out that the scheduled release is scheduled for the 30th

　　
　
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