Han Shizu

Chapter 703 Fierce battle at Sanjiangkou
At Sanjiangkou, the Han and Chu sides fought fiercely, and the land and water armies of both sides fought fiercely for ten days around Junshan, Baling, and Chengling.

Junshan faces Baling City across Dongting, and can control the Yangtze River waterway to the north. After Han Tong led his army to the south, he checked the terrain. The army landed, stormed the Chu village in Junshan, seized it in one fell swoop, and then defended it.

Zhou Xingfeng is also a man who knows the soldiers. He has a clear understanding of the purpose of the Han army, that is, to send people to attack Junshan. It also became a delusion.

However, until now, Junshan was still the place where the battle was fiercest. The main force of the Han army had settled at the mouth of the river. Zhou Xingfeng wanted to break through the Han army's defense line at Junshan, and then cut off the Han army's retreat and cut off their food roads.For this reason, the two sides saw a stalemate, and there were many casualties. The Chu army directly lost more than [-] soldiers, most of whom were old soldiers under Zhou Xingfeng's command.

The Han army was originally stationed in the wild beach on the right side of the runoff, and was originally on the defensive, but the price of fighting across the water was too high, and the gain outweighed the loss. After attacking twice, they gave up and shifted their focus to the direction of Junshan.

In view of this, after discussing with the platoon envoy Du Hanhui, Han Tong resolutely switched from defense to offense, crossed the Sanjiangkou, and counterattacked Chengling Pass.Although the military orders from Marshal Murong had been received before, the overall combat policy was procrastinating and exhausting, and the impatience of the Chu army was also visible to the naked eye, which showed the effect of such tactics.

However, with Liyang's victory ahead, and Murong Yanzhao personally leading the army to the south, Han Tong and the other generals knew how to change in time, and they couldn't hold back their desire to make contributions.

Of course, it was the role of the Jingnan Navy that gave Han Tong the confidence to fight across the river.After Wei Lin led his army to the south, he fought against the Chu army's navy. The two sides fought fiercely on the water for more than ten battles, and they forced the Chu army's navy out of the Yangtze River and forced them into Dongting Lake.

In this way, Sanjiangkou basically fell under the control of the Han army. Under Zhou Xingfeng's urging, the Chu army's navy launched several counterattacks, but nothing worked.There is one thing to say, Jingnan's navy has been in the army for many years and has been trained for many years. The ordnance is good, and the warships are still sharp. Although they have not fought for a long time, their foundation is much better than that of the Chu army, and their strength is still superior.In comparison, Zhou Xingfeng's naval army only outperformed in terms of blood and wildness, but with Wei Lin and other surrendered generals being ruthless, they couldn't get cheap.

The naval army headed by Wei Lin really fought hard this time, with more than [-] casualties before and after, and it is still not bitter.The main general Wei Lin was even more targeted by Liu Shi, and he also went to war with great emotion.

Chengling Pass is facing the mouth of the Yangtze River, and it is only fifteen miles to Baling, the city of Yuezhou. Once this pass is passed, the Han army can take advantage of the situation and enter Baling south.Guancheng is not big, and even a little dilapidated. Zhou Xingfeng even built three camp walls to garrison, with [-] troops stationed.

The two sides changed their offensive and defensive positions and still maintained a fragile balance. The Han army attacked Chengling in the north, the Chu army stormed Junshan in the south, and the navy was at a stalemate in Jiangkou.

However, the balance of victory has been in favor of the Han army from the very beginning. This is an asymmetrical war.Desiring to break through but not being able to, for more than ten days, Chu Jun's hope was also destroyed.

Obviously, the morale and combat power of the Chu army continued to decline, and the attack became weaker and weaker.It's really exhausting. Since three days ago, Zhou Xingfeng has already started to control the consumption of military rations.

In Baling, Zhou Xingfeng spared no expense and prepared tens of thousands of stone grains. The original plan was to support the [-] troops for military use in January. However, after the war started, the consumption during the period was far beyond imagination.

The golden sky hangs down, the setting sun is like blood, the sky is full of colorful clouds, and the gorgeous light spreads on the blue waves of the Dongting. The hills on the bank are undulating, the trees are shaded, and there are many islands and caves in the lake. The whole constitutes a wonderful picture.

However, the brutal war added a touch of blood to this picture.With the sound of gold ringing, the soldiers of the Han army who attacked the stronghold came from the northern stronghold in the city mausoleum in an orderly manner, without cheering or relief, with serious expressions, leaving behind a lot of corpses.

The Chu army stronghold was seriously damaged everywhere, and it seemed to be crumbling. It seemed that if the sky hadn't been getting dark, it could have been broken through directly.As for the soldiers of the Chu army guarding the stronghold, they were numb.

The Han camp was set up along the river, not far from Chengling Pass. Han Tong, who was in command of the East Road, watched the battle from the tower.Seeing the soldiers attacking the stronghold returning one after another, they arranged for people to meet them.

"Zhou Xingfeng can't stand it anymore!" Han Tong said loudly with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Captain, let me protect the holy army to attack tomorrow!" Beside him, a middle-aged general with a strong figure said firmly.

"General Du can't hold back anymore?" Han Tong turned his head to look at him.

The tall and straight general is named Du Hanhui. He is the commander of the military guards and guards of the holy army, and he is the envoy of the camp and formation in the south.Du Hanhui was originally a general of the Jin Dynasty, and Liu Zhiyuan served after he entered the Central Plains. Since the Han Dynasty, his proudest work in his career is the conquest of Yedu in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the suppression of the Du Chongwei Rebellion.

Under Yuancheng, he took the lead and fought against the enemy, and he was extremely brave. Since then, he has been appreciated by the two generations of Han lords. Even when Liu Chengyou later rectified the imperial army, he was always among the senior generals.

However, in the several internal and external wars after Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, he did not have the opportunity to perform again.Therefore, during this Southern Expedition, I went directly to Liu Chengyou and begged to join the expedition. Seeing his determination and eagerness to make contributions, he agreed.

For this reason, among the generals of the Southern Expedition, there are quite a few veterans. From Han Tong, Du Hanhui to Li Yun, all of them held their breath and performed very hard.

"The strength of these Jing troops is worrying!" Du Hanhui said, pointing to the soldiers who had returned to attack the village.

"It can be seen that Liang Tingsi didn't stay strong, and the Jing army was sloppy in training. It's not bad to be able to fight like this!" Han Tong replied, supporting the wooden railing.

After returning to the camp, Liang Tingsi, who led his subordinates to attack the stronghold, went directly to Han Tong, sweating profusely, with a little emotion on his face, and asked Han Tong who had landed: "Captain, why are you withdrawing troops? Give me another half an hour. Then we can break through the North Village!"

Seeing this, Han Tong smiled slightly, and replied, "General Liang, don't worry. It's getting dark, which is not conducive to fighting. There are still bandits in the city mausoleum for support. The soldiers have been attacking for a long time and are exhausted. It is better to go back to the camp first." Take a break. The general has worked hard too, let's go, let's pay back the bill and have something to eat first!"

"Yes!" Seeing that Han Tong's attitude was so good, Liang Tingsi had no choice but to go down the slope and put away his depression.

In the military tent, Han Tong and the commanders of the various armies were all present, and the cooked fish was served, which was delicious and appetizing.Wei Ji, Wei Lin also walked in, with a happy face, and reported today's results to Han Tong: "The capital prison, the last general today, captured and killed more than two hundred enemies and captured five warships. Our army's opponents, they can't defend Dongtingkou!"

"Okay! A small victory is a big victory. General Wei has worked hard, please sit down and eat!" Han Tong stretched out his hand.

"Thank you Dujian!" Wei Lin clasped his fists, swung his robes and sat down.

Picking up a piece of fish and picking up the thorn, Han Tong said to the generals: "It has been more than half a month since our army entered Sanjiangkou, and we have fought so hard that we know the enemy's truth.

The west is progressing smoothly, Dushuai has already gone south, and we have to hurry up here.On the other side of Junshan, although the offensive of the bandits was slow, Zhou Xingfeng was still determined to die. Since their navy couldn't stand it anymore, they should take the initiative to attack and launch a counterattack! "

"General Wei, tomorrow you will lead the water army to attack with all your strength, break through the entrance of Dongting, head towards Junshan, and threaten the bandits from behind!" Han Tong ordered to Wei Lin.

He looked at Liang Tingsi again: "General Liang, you lead your subordinates, and together with General Wei, go to support and defeat the bandit army attacking Junshan!"

"Yes!" Wei Lin replied.

Liang Tingsi was worried, and couldn't help asking: "The capital prison, where is Chenglingzhai?"

"There are still my guardian saint and the two armies of Fengguo here!" Du Hanhui said calmly, dispelling his doubts.

His eyes swept over Han Tong and Du Hanhui. Liang Tingsi was obviously unwilling, but he finally obeyed with his nose held.

After leaving the army tent, Liang Tingsi couldn't hide his anger anymore, and said to Wei Lin who was with him, "I have fought for so long in the northern village of Chengling and killed so many soldiers. Seeing that the village is about to be destroyed, I changed the guardian saint." Army attack, isn't this a credit grab?"

Hearing this, Wei Lin hurriedly persuaded him: "Speak carefully! After all, we are surrendered generals. We are lucky to have achieved something when we went south to fight against rebellion. Even if we want to grab credit, we can only admit it. Could it be that we can still fight with you?" Is the forbidden army fighting?"

Liang Tingsi sighed: "I understand the truth, but I'm just not reconciled!"

During this period of time, Liang Tingsi did play a lot of roles in the attack on the city mausoleum. Half of the soldiers who participated in the attack were under his command.

Looking at Wei Lin, Liang Tingsi was full of envy: "Your navy is lucky, and I have to rely on you!"

(End of this chapter)