Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 201 The Battle of Sanjiangkou ([-])
Shi Congyun's fine-tuning was that the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion did not go to the beach first, but waited in the river by boat, and let other troops fight out of a slightly safer beachhead before they went on.

The hundreds of people in the firearms battalion were selected by him. Some of them are technical soldiers. They used to operate and build heavy equipment such as catapults and bed crossbows. There are babies in the army.

Shi Congyun was reluctant to send them away.

On July [-]th, the weather was hot, Shi Congyun did not hold a military meeting in the sweltering tent, but called everyone to hold the meeting under the shade of a cool tree.

This time, in addition to Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin and other main generals, there are also many army commanders, and even commanders, more than 100 people.

The reason why Shi Congyun called so many people had his own considerations.

There is nothing to hide about the battle plan this time. To put it bluntly, it is just positive, so it is better to let the generals and soldiers at the grassroots level know the battle plan. Everyone has a clear purpose.

Shi Congyun stood on a big rock covered with blue moss in the forest, surrounded by many generals, he said:

"Everyone, we are going to fight a big battle tomorrow. You must have been watching those on the opposite side for a long time. After fighting in the past, we will return home in a glorious manner, make great achievements, and be rewarded and knighted.

If we can't get through, we'll have to tuck our tails in and go back like a drowning dog. "

Laughter erupted from the crowd, Shi Congyun didn't scold, but also laughed along with him: "In my opinion, we have fought this way, and we have never seen any battle formation before, so of course we won't be afraid of them. I can be ashamed If you go back, at worst, the officials will scold you, and the glory and wealth will always be there.

But the problem can't be looked at that way!

We have all come here all the way, every soldier, corporal leader, team leader, captain, captain, commander, and commander, regardless of recruits or veterans, young or old.

As a coach, if you have the attitude of going back as a big deal, you don’t know how many brothers will die tomorrow. As commanders, you are all in command. If you don’t go all out, many brothers under your command will die in vain tomorrow!

We have come all the way to the present, we can't be so heartless and irresponsible.

So as soon as the fight starts tomorrow, I hope that each and every one of you will lead by example and give your all.

Can it be done! "

"Yes!" Everyone below said in unison, startling a large number of birds in the forest.

Only then was Shi Congyun satisfied, "Next, I will tell you the overall battle plan.

After going back, I told my brothers that I remembered everything clearly. When the time came, the river would be chaotic. If I accidentally got separated from the large army, I would know what to do. "

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened.

"The overall battle plan is very simple, divided into two steps.

And you don't have to remember the first step. Si Chao's navy attacked the Wuping navy cruising near Sanjiangkou from downstream, drove them towards Dongting Lake, and cleared the waters around Sanjiangkou.

The second step is what you have to do.

Many soldiers in the north of the river had to take more than 500 small boats to quickly cross the beach in the south, land on the shore, occupy the riverside and establish a stable position, and support the large troops in the rear to cross the river.

Once the whole army crosses the river, they will march south and capture the Wuping army camp.

Let me talk about the specific execution sequence of the second step here. If you really can’t remember it, it’s best to write it down.

The first batch of beach flushing was in charge of the first army of the second wing of the control crane, and the signal was the red flag."

On the same day, Shi Congyun explained all the attack plans in the woods.

Then everyone returned to the camp and informed the soldiers that the whole army had begun to prepare for the next day's battle.

Early the next morning, the sun was rising, and the soldiers in the army got up early and started to cook.

At noon, after getting up, many soldiers began to check their armor and weapons, preparing for today's battle. Before noon, all the troops began to eat ahead of time, and today all the troops added meat to make the soldiers full and fight more vigorously.

The sun was gradually rising, and everyone was staring nervously at the river to the east, because everyone knew that the first step in the battle was the attack by Si Chao's navy.

Shi Congyun also came down to the riverside to the east of Sanjiangkou under the escort of many personal soldiers, climbed a high slope, and looked at the entire river in the distance.

You can see the overall situation here, and many flag bearers follow him with flags of various colors. If you fly the flag from this position, the entire riverside can see it. At this time, the flag can be used as a signal.

Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin and others have already gone to the riverside to lead the troops. At this time, there are still many ships of the Wuping Navy sailing in the heart of the river. Most of them are relying on the south bank, and they dare not approach.

Shi Congyun didn't take a boat to command the envoys because the risk was too great. Sail and manpower could not fight against nature.

In history, Cao Cao and Cao Pi were keen to attack the state of Wu across the Yangtze River. Cao Cao made no progress but was not that shameful. Cao Pi fought with the whole country several times. The most embarrassing time was when he recited a poem on the Yangtze River, and then the wind drove the boat Blowing to the south bank of the Yangtze River, Cao Pi, who was still in shock, almost became a prisoner before the war was fought.

It shows that the Yangtze River cannot be controlled by human beings. If he is also blown to the other side on the boat, he will be in big trouble.

He also kept looking east.

Before noon, the shadows of large sails began to appear in the eastern sky.

Si Chao's navy is here.

As the ships approached, the scene on the river gradually became clearer. About a quarter of an hour later, the densely packed sails completely covered the river in the distance, and hundreds of large Zhou army ships showed their ferocious fangs and claws, approaching Sanjiangkou.

The soldiers on the guard tower on the other side also noticed the situation in the distance, and hurriedly climbed down the stairs to report. Shi Congyun could see clearly.

The navy is his trump card.

The other side began to raise semaphore toward the middle of the river, and some people were shouting at the boats in the river, but Shi Congyun couldn't hear what they were saying.

However, there are many Wuping ships on the river, some hundreds of them, and they are densely packed for several miles. Such shouts are not enough to make them react.

When Zhou Jun's large ships appeared in a row on the east side of the river, they had completely blocked the water surface and sailed towards them.

Zhou Jun's rushing boat was in front, with huge sharp ramming angles in front, and the tall Qiyun warship behind, rushing straight towards the Wuping army near Sanjiangkou.

There were many warships in Wuping, but most of them were small boats. Faced with such a situation, many small boats in front were so frightened that they turned around and wanted to run back.

But the boats a few miles behind didn't know what was going on, so they didn't make any moves, but instead blocked the boats ahead.

For a while, the navy had not yet joined the battle, and the east began to be chaotic. In the panic, many Wuping army boats were washed to the north bank by the river due to improper operation.

The north bank was where the Zhou army was stationed. Once it landed, many bows and crossbows greeted them, and they were hooked by the Zhou army with hook locks, hooked branches, etc. and dragged to the shore. He was hacked to death with a knife.

For a while, chaos first began to appear in the east.

But this was just the beginning. As the ships of the two armies approached within two hundred steps of the river, the trebuchets and bed crossbows placed on several decks of the Zhou army's large ship began to shoot one after another.

All of a sudden, stones and arrows flew across the river, and the whistling sound was continuous, like a black rain, splashing water everywhere in the river, and the surface of the river turned into an exploding frying pan, with raindrops of arrows and stones crackling down Smashing, the water splashed continuously and covered the river surface.

At this time, the advantage of the big ship is reflected. The deck several stories high allows Zhou Jun to be condescending when facing Wuping Army, with a high hit rate, and it is difficult for the opponent to block.

It was difficult for Wuping's crossbow to hit the Zhou army on the big ship.

The small boats in the middle of the river were driven by the Zhou army to flee westward, and the Zhou army ships behind took the opportunity to outflank them from the north bank, like a big mouth that opened, as if to swallow all the Wuping ships.

The Wuping small boats in the east had no time to escape, and they were overtaken by the Zhou army's big boats in the front and slammed into each other fiercely.

In an instant, accompanied by the creaking and piercing noise resounding on both sides of the river, the hull of the ship was cracked and shattered, and the wooden hull was shattered. middle.

Some soldiers on board jumped into the river just in time, but when they didn't have time to jump into the river, they were crushed into meat paste by hundreds of tons of force, or squeezed like rotten persimmons, and the blood stained the river red.

Several small boats were hit and sunk by the huge rushing boat in front of the Zhou army, or were severely leaked and tilted, drifting in the river, and the soldiers on it cried for help but no one paid attention.

As soon as the water battle started, about half an hour into the battle, the situation began to fully favor the Zhou army. The Wuping navy was chased by the Zhou army's navy who suddenly broke out and fled westward.

But soon, the advantages of the small boats were also reflected. The big boats of the Zhou army formed an advantage over the small boats of the Wuping navy, preventing them from confronting each other head-on.

It formed a situation where the Wuping navy fled in an all-round way, but the Zhou army's navy was unable to annihilate them.

Shi Congyun looked at the river to the west from a distance, and saw the mixed boats of all sizes covering the sky and covering the sky, which was very spectacular, densely entangled and chased on the river, heading all the way to the waters of Dongting Lake.

There are boat wrecks everywhere in the rear, corpses, flags, etc. floating in the river, stretching for several miles everywhere, and the mottled river is stained blood red from time to time.

An hour later, the fighting on the water gradually faded away, and the Zhou army left behind more than 50 large ships to completely block and control the waters near Sanjiangkou.

The soldiers of the Zhou army on the bank shouted to their colleagues in the river, and the other side also responded. For a while, the entire general on both sides was filled with cheers from the Zhou army, and many people were already ready to move.

On the other side, Shi Congyun couldn't see their actions, but the failure of the water battle was sure to hit morale.

Shi Congyun looked across the river from a distance. In any case, his goal in the first stage had been achieved. Although it was not the best, it was acceptable.

He looked up at the position of the sun again, took a deep breath and said to the messenger beside him, "Order to attack."

The messenger behind him nodded, and solemnly raised three red flags with the other two messengers on the highest point of the hillside not far away.

As soon as the red flag was raised, the soldiers who had been quietly waiting on the banks of the Changjiang River several miles below started to act as if they had exploded.

The people pushed the small boat prepared by the river into the water, boarded the boat one after another, and rowed to the opposite bank.

The navy has already controlled the waters near Sanjiangkou, and the Wuping navy is fleeing towards the waters of Dongting Lake to the west, and no one can stop them.

Many densely packed small boats look like fallen leaves sprinkled in the river from a distance, and they gather densely towards the beach head about two miles away.

There are no firearms in this era, and the best way to deal with the target on the river is to use ships to deal with ships.

But at this time, there were no Wuping ships on the entire river, so the beachhead soldiers on the other side had to use crossbows, bed crossbows and trebuchets to attack the soldiers crossing the river.

But these weapons are not powerful enough, and they are accurate. Most of them fall into the river, and a few unlucky ones fall into the middle of the river. If they accidentally fall into the water, they are wearing armor and most of the northerners are not familiar with water, and they will die in all likelihood.

Shi Congyun stared nervously at the battle ahead, and the beach troops were divided into two groups, commanded and led by Wang Quanbin and Li Chuyun respectively, responsible for the east and west sections of the beach.

The troops in the east saw that they were only fifty steps away from the beach. Unfortunately, the boat in the front was hit by dozens of catties of stones thrown by the trebuchet, shaking violently, and someone at the stern was thrown off.

The ships behind passed it one after another, approached the beachhead, and rushed directly into the shallows without slowing down at all.

A few men in several layers of armor at the bow had been shot into hedgehogs, but their lives were still not in danger, and they jumped off the bow with a huge ax in hand.

However, because of the heavy armor on their bodies, two people fell directly in the beachhead diving, which made Shi Congyun anxious.

The soldiers rushed forward, and the boatmen who were still alive in the rear were responsible for moving the small boats on the beach to ensure that the boats behind them went ashore smoothly. The situation on the whole beach was complicated and people were chaotic.

Fortunately, more and more ships were docking. After seven or eight ships docked, the Wuping Army knew that it was impossible to stop them with bows and crossbows. They rushed into the water.

Dozens of pioneer warriors in heavy armor wielded big axes and chopped down several people one after another.

But soon, the Wuping army on the opposite side also changed their tactics.

They held their ground from the initial chaos.

Especially in the section to the east, the scattered Wuping army who rushed to the beach at the beginning also found that they could not deal with the Zhou army in this way, so they retreated and began to form an formation behind the beach, and it was the most deadly formation, using high shield piles Into a shield wall!

When they form an formation and push forward with spears, it will be useless for the Zhou army's forwards to be powerful and brave. They will definitely be slowly pushed into the water because they are so many!
On the western front, although most of the landing troops led by Li Chuyun landed on the beach, they also encountered trouble. On the opposite side, a large number of trenches were dug on the beach, guard towers were built, and a slope more than ten feet high was piled up with sand and gravel, standing on the high ground. defense.

Standing on the top and poking down with a spear, shooting down with a bow and crossbow, hundreds of people had already climbed up the west beach, and the team was still expanding and formed a complete formation, but they couldn't advance at all.

Seeing such a situation, Shi Congyun immediately said: "Let the firearm battalion go up!"

The orderly took the lead and hoisted a blue flag.

Immediately, a hundred elite soldiers from the Firearms Battalion, who were cruising in the river early in the morning, began to rush towards the river where the fighting was in full swing.

They were different from other soldiers, in addition to being equipped with light armor, each of them only carried a self-defense dagger, each of them carried five fire mines, and they carried a fire bag.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and the fighting by the river became more and more intense.
(End of this chapter)