Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 459 Desperate

Just when Chai Kehong was astonished that he couldn't go back, Chen Decheng in Chizhou fell into a dilemma.

Chen Decheng was born in the Southern Tang Dynasty. His father, Chen Huo, was known as Chen Tie. He was agile and courageous when he was young. He was a general under the command of Wang Yanzheng, the governor of Jianzhou in Fujian.

Fujian is weak and small, and the countries in the south of the Yangtze River dare not compete with it, all because of Lin Renzhao and Chen Huo.

It's just that due to political problems in Fujian, internal turmoil occurred.

Only then did Southern Tang seize the opportunity to destroy Fujian.

Lin Renzhao didn't want to serve in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but went home to hunt for a living.Chen Huo, on the other hand, surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty, made many military exploits for the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was appointed as the Jiedu Envoy of the Loyalty Army. He dominated one side in Jianzhou for more than ten years.

Chen Decheng was young and eager to learn, talented in both civil and military affairs, able to fight and write poetry, he is one of the few rising stars in the south of the Yangtze River.

During the Battle of Huainan in the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chen Decheng was also the main player in the Southern Tang counterattack, second only to Zhu Yuan and Lin Renzhao, and comparable to Guo Tingzhi.

In the Battle of Zijin Mountain, Zhu Yuan defected to the enemy, and the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated. Chen Decheng escaped by diving and escaped.

After Luo Youdu captured Jiangling, he took control of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and threatened the defense line of the Yangtze River.

Li Jing asked Chen Decheng to serve as the governor of Chizhou, in order to prevent Lin Renzhao's navy from going down the river and directly threaten Jinling, the capital of the lower reaches of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

When Luo Youdu went west to the middle of Shu, Lin Renzhao led the navy to the south and went straight to Chizhou, blocking the connection between Chizhou and Jinling.

"hateful!"

Chen Decheng punched the case, and he always felt strange why Lin Renzhao didn't take Ezhou and Jiangzhou, but went straight to Chizhou.

Living in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Lin Renzhao has the upper reaches of the river, and he can take every step of the way.

Go down the Yangtze River, take Ezhou and Jiangzhou one by one, and then take Chizhou where you are, and directly control the Yangtze River defense line that goes directly to Jinling.

This is the best way for the north to attack Jiangnan. Numerous examples in history have shown that only by fully controlling the defense line of the Yangtze River can Jiangnan be truly destroyed.

Lin Renzhao did the opposite, which really violated the law of using troops.

Chen Decheng didn't regard it as stupid, but there must be a reason.

Chen Decheng had heard his father talk about Lin Renzhao's ability more than once, and it was his great honor to be as famous as Lin Renzhao in this life.

A person whom his father admired so much is definitely not an easy person.

Facts have also proved this. Both Ezhou and Jiangzhou gave up their upstream advantage because of Lin Renzhao and took the initiative to attack, intending to defeat the Central Plains navy.

In the end, without exception, they were all defeated by Lin Renzhao.

Downstream is a disadvantage in water warfare, but it does not mean that downstream will lose.

There must be a reason why Lin Renzhao voluntarily gave up his upstream advantage.

Chen Decheng was thinking about it, but he couldn't figure out why Lin Renzhao was covering the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.

Zhang Xiong attracted the Jiangnan navy in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, while Lin Renzhao attracted the navy in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chizhou.

During the war, the common people naturally did not dare to go fishing in the river, which is why under the nose of Jiangnan, the Central Plains completed the grafting work of the Yangtze River pontoon bridge.

Until all the Central Plains army crossed the river, they were divided into multiple ways, all the way to the capital Jinling, and all the way to divide all the water army camps in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chen Decheng, who is located in Chizhou, discovered the existence of the Yangtze River Floating Bridge...

When Chen Decheng heard the news, he was stunned.

Can the Yangtze River be bridged?
He remembered that more than a month ago, cargo ships carrying big bamboo sticks came out of Wankou of Chaohu Lake and went downstream.

When the cargo ship passed through Chizhou, he remained indifferent.

He only thought that it was supplies from Cao Binxiu's Jiangbei camp, and there was no need to take the risk of intercepting...

Now the intestines are regretful.

"What should I do, Governor Chen!"

Wang Hui, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of Zhanchao, was so anxious that his voice trembled and tears were about to come out.

Navy warships have a very deep draft, and only special military docks can dock.

The Central Plains Army seized the water army camp and directly trapped the huge Jiangnan navy on the Yangtze River.

Shu Yuan and Zhao Kuangzan also attacked Jinling City, captured the outer city of Jinling, and were preparing to attack the inner city.

Has fallen into the land of life and death.

"The floating bridge on the Yangtze River must be destroyed!"

Chen Decheng said word by word: "Only by destroying the floating bridge on the Yangtze River and cutting off the supply line in the Central Plains can we turn the tide."

He paused for a moment, and finally had no choice but to say: "The king's capital Yuhou, gather the battleship soldiers and go to battle..."

Lin Renzhao's navy, which had besieged Chizhou last night, withdrew from Chizhou and divided into two groups, going down the river eastward and upstream upstream.

It was also because of Lin Renzhao's withdrawal that they were able to know about the floating bridge on the Yangtze River in the first place.

How could Chen Decheng not know what this meant?
Lin Renzhao did it on purpose, let them discover the floating bridge of the Yangtze River on purpose, and wanted them to go out to attack the floating bridge of the Yangtze River.

Chen Decheng knew that as long as he sent out troops, Lin Renzhao's navy force upstream would inevitably appear behind him, and take advantage of the upstream advantage to deal him a fatal blow.

But at this point, Chen Decheng has no choice.

Just sit back and watch, and Jiangnan will be gone.

Now knowing that it is a trick, he can only fight to the death.

"Uncle Lin, let my nephew learn how terrible you are!"

Chizhou Shuizhai, 860 soldiers, and more than [-] warships of all sizes are all over the river bank.

Standing on the handsome ship, Chen Decheng looked at the military force beside him, with only desperate determination in his eyes.

The soldiers in this battle were accurate to single digits, and he evacuated all the capable soldiers in Chizhou.

It doesn't matter whether Chizhou can defend or not. If the last person in Chizhou is wiped out, the Yangtze River Floating Bridge must be destroyed.

"Inspector Chen, the Central Plains navy is here."

Wang Hui looked at the west with a solemn face.

The Central Plains Navy, with the banner of Lin Zi, gradually appeared in sight.

Chen Decheng's face was even more solemn. He knew that Lin Renzhao would come, but the other party came sooner than he imagined.

Drawing on Wu Yue's shipbuilding technology, the warships of the Central Plains Navy are only superior to them in every aspect, and nothing is inferior.

Although Wu Yue's combat effectiveness is poor, his shipbuilding technology is ahead of the world.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Chen Decheng did not go directly south to attack the Yangtze River floating bridge.

Lin Renzhao had already dispatched troops to garrison, and if he rashly attacked the floating bridge on the Yangtze River, he would only fall into a desperate situation of front and back attack.

Why not take advantage of Lin Renzhao's opportunity to divide his troops and fight against them first, maybe there is still a chance of victory.

The warships of both sides gradually approached, and more than [-] small ships rushed to the opposite side. They went down the water, coming extremely fast, and their speed was extremely alarming.

"Is this a sea falcon?"

Chen Decheng stood on the tall ship and looked at it. The Sea Falcon is the most famous attack ship of this era. The shape of the ship is low and the tail is high. The front of the ship is wide and the rear is narrow.

He calmly and calmly arranged the yacht to go forward to meet the enemy.

Yachts are lighter and faster, and they are most suitable for pairing with sea falcons.

The two sides rushed towards each other like death squads.

Chen Decheng frowned slightly, the other party's galloping car didn't seem to be a sea falcon, its appearance was very strange.

It is much smaller than a sea falcon, even smaller than a yacht, and the bow of the ship has not hit the head. If it hits the big ship, isn't it a dead end?
The strange ship has three helmsmen and no soldiers, and is faster and lighter.

They nimbly avoided the yacht and rushed towards their own ship.

Then dive in!
Before diving into the water, a fire was set.

　Thank you book friend Wei for your reward, thank you for your support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)