Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Chapter 376 Landing Battle on the Beach.

It was night, and the Qin army's troops responsible for the beach landing were divided into three groups. The [-] Chinese army led by Zheng Chenggong was the best equipped army in the front.

The river channel of the Liangjiangkou was blocked, and there were not many small boats for the Qin army to cross the Liangjiangkou. These boats could only carry more than [-] people at most, but because Zheng Chenggong dismantled the artillery from the big boat and installed it on the bow of the small boat .

Now these small boats have to be loaded with artillery and ammunition, so even fewer people can be loaded.

Zheng Chenggong's 3 troops will take the lead in launching the first wave of attacks.Qi Jiguang and Gan Ning on the left and right flanks will launch a surprise attack after attracting the main force of the Jiangdong Wu army to the greatest extent.

Zheng Chenggong's troops on the front are the strongest, but Li Chen has no intention of breaking through from the front.Instead, use the strongest Zheng Chenggong to attract all the main forces of the Wu army to the front, giving the left and right wings the possibility to break through the Wu army's defense line.

As the offensive side, the Qin army was already at a disadvantage in terms of geographical advantage, not to mention that the troops that the ships could carry at one time were also at a disadvantage.Therefore, if you want to successfully land on the beach, you must make a risky move.

The sky was completely dark, and Zheng Chenggong led an army of [-] troops across the Liangjiang Estuary.He approached Wu Jun's Chanling line of defense.

The [-] troops crossed the Liangjiangkou, which must have been hidden from Wu Jun's eyes and ears. Zheng Chenggong had just crossed the Liangjiangkou, and Zhou Yu had already received the news.

A fast boat docked and rushed towards Chanling City.

"report"

"The governor, there are about [-] to [-] Qin troops approaching the river." Soochow spies rushed to report.

"Sure enough, as the governor expected, Qin Jun is holding back." Old Cheng Pu exclaimed.

Zhou Yu's heart sank at this moment. Fortunately, he guessed the purpose of the Qin army and sent three experienced veterans, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Han Dang, to the riverside.Otherwise, under the sneak attack of the Qin army, the riverside would be in chaos.

"Da da da!"

Zhou Yu paced back and forth. For some reason, he always felt uneasy. He was very worried about the situation on the front line.

"No, I have to go to the front line to take a look!"

"Old General Cheng, I will hand over Chanling City to you." Zhou Yu said to Cheng Pu.

"Governor, there is no reason for the commander to move lightly."

"In this way, you are stationed in Chanling City, and I will go to the riverside to supervise the battle." Cheng Pu said hastily.

"The defense of the riverside is very important. If the riverside cannot be guarded, the Chanling City may be dangerous. If I don't go there myself, I feel uneasy." Zhou Yu sighed.

"Great governor, you have personally said that the defeated soldiers are not allowed to return to Chanling. If the front line is defeated, if you don't come back, how can you let me hold this Chanling?"

"In my opinion, I'd better go to the riverside and you stay in the city." Cheng Pu persuaded.

After Zhou Yu pondered for a while, he said to Cheng Pu: "Old General Cheng, you order people to prepare a hanging basket on the city wall. If the front line is really defeated, you will use the hanging basket to hang me up when I come back."

Following Zhou Yu's orders, he took Zhou Tai and a group of elite soldiers and rushed towards the river.For some reason, Zhou Yu always felt a little uneasy.

When Zhou Yu arrived with Zhou Tai, it was completely dark, and Zhou Yu naturally took over the command of the front line.

At this time, on the distant river, there seemed to be many shadows of boats in the mist.

The river wind was very strong tonight, and these dark boat shadows shot towards the shore like a sword off the string.

"Qin Jun is here."

"Prepare to fight, and no matter what, we must not let the Qin army come to the shore." Zhou Yu said with a serious face, looking at the shadow of the black boat on the river in the distance.

Wu Jun looked at the river from the bank, and there were dark shadows of boats everywhere on the river.Qin Jun looked at the bank from the river, and there were dark figures everywhere on the bank.

Zheng Chenggong looked at Wu Jun who was waiting in full force on the shore, and thought, Zhou Yu should be the only opponent in this era when it comes to naval warfare.

"Report to the governor, you have already entered the shooting range, do you want to bombard?" Qin Jun asked.

Zheng Chenggong stood on the bow of the boat, pressing the Soochow army on the river.The shelling at this time can indeed catch the Soochow army by surprise.

However, what Zheng Chenggong wanted was to maximize his profits, and he only listened to Zheng Chenggong's order: "The gunboat will not move, and the rest of the soldiers will rush forward."

Zheng Chenggong's order was planned.Qin Jun dismantled the artillery from the big ship and installed it on the small boat.But because the recoil of the artillery is too great, this gun can only be installed on the bow, not on the side.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong's troops did not carry many artillery pieces, not even much ammunition.Since it cannot be covered by firepower, it can only be targeted with precision strikes.

The reason why Zheng Chenggong ordered the gunboat to stay still, and the rest of the soldiers rushed towards the shore, was to test out the long-range firepower of the Wu army.

Although the Soochow Navy did not have artillery, they also had catapults and bed crossbows.The shield can block the arrows, but it can't block these powerful long-range weapons. These weapons can easily cause huge casualties to the Qin army.

It was precisely because of this that Zheng Chenggong planned to let the soldiers pounce on it first, attracting the main force of the Wu army to fire first, and then fired all the artillery on his side to destroy Soochow's long-range weapons.

Zheng Chenggong gave an order, and except for the gun boats, all the soldiers on both sides rushed towards the shore with rafts.

Now Zhou Yu is dispatching from the shore, so Huang Gai came to the front line to command.Lao Huanggai was captured last time he feigned surrender, and was used by the Qin army to burn the food and grass in Fankou Dazhai.This made Old Huang Gai feel a little ashamed, so he was holding a sigh of relief in his heart.

Standing on the bank, Huang Gai looked at the approaching Qin army ships on the river, and ordered to the messenger in front of him, "Slingshots, bed crossbows are ready."

"Once Qin Jun enters the range, hit me hard."

The river wind was very strong, and the leather raft had a shallower draft than ordinary boats and was lighter, so the Qin army rushed to the shore very quickly.In a blink of an eye, Qin Jun's forward troops had already entered Wu Jun's range.

"Get ready!" The orderly of the Soochow Navy waved the command flag in their hands and shouted loudly.

"Let go!" The command flag in the hands of the messenger waved down heavily.

In an instant, the catapults arranged in advance on the bank began to throw flaming stones towards the river.

These stones are not ordinary stones. These stones are going straight up, and they are all wrapped with hay soaked in tung oil.At this time, it was like a meteorite falling from the sky.

Although the catapult is not comparable to the Qin army's artillery in terms of range, power, and accuracy.But it has an advantage that artillery can't match, that is, it is cheap.

The cost is cheap, which means that it can be equipped in large quantities.This battle is the battle of Soochow's national destiny, and Soochow can be said to have devoted all its strength to the whole country.At this time, there were thousands of catapults arranged on the river bank, among which there were five or six hundred catapults on the front of the yellow cover.

(End of this chapter)