Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1356 The Battle of Chaisang IV

The first half of the night has passed, and when it entered the second half of the night, it was less than an hour before dawn. I am afraid that it will soon enter the darkest time before dawn.

At this moment, on the surface of the Yangtze River, the war has ceased.

The warships of the Ming army set up a handful of torches, and the light could illuminate half of the sky brightly. The only thing that could be seen was a mess, broken warships, and pieces of wood separated by countless distances. In the distance, there are still balls of blood covered in bewitching colors.

"How about the casualties?"

Zhuge Liang didn't care about the withdrawal of the Wu army and the navy, he asked his subordinates indifferently.

"A lot of battle damage!"

Zhuge Liang, who was answered by one of the generals, said softly: "In order to break through quickly, we adopted the most violent method and knocked over directly. As the saying goes, if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. Our warships also suffered a lot of damage. The battleship sank, and five battleships fell apart. For the remaining warships, at least ten battleships were damaged to a certain extent, and the damage to the warships was countless. There are dozens of sons who disappeared after falling into the water!"

"Whether they have died in battle or disappeared in the water, they must register their names. Our soldiers can die in battle, but they will not die in obscurity. They are all heroes of our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice.

"The instructors have already started enthroning, and they have recorded their situation in detail!" The general nodded and said.

Sometimes they don't like the instructor very much, but sometimes they find that it is actually quite good to have an instructor in the army, and they can do a lot of things.

"Every department listens to orders!"

Zhuge Liang can't take care of too much now, and now he must break through Peng Ze as soon as possible. Once he is blocked in Peng Ze, it will be a bad start, and it will be difficult to realize the follow-up plan.

"exist!"

All the school captains boarded the Violent Bear.

"From now on, the troops will be divided into two groups. The first battalion and the second battalion will follow Zhang Yun, Sima of the left army, along the Yangtze River estuary, cross Pengze, enter Zongyang at the fastest speed, and seize Zongyang as supplies. place!"

Zongyang County is in the east of Wan County, belonging to Lujiang County, located on the edge of the Yangtze River. After crossing Pengze and going up the east, it is Zongyang.

The voyage on the river needs to be replenished after all. Zongyang is a small county, and it is the best place to rest and replenish. When the time comes, it will be taken by surprise and it will be easy to take it down.

"promise!"

Zhang Yun, the general of the right army, the lieutenant of the first battalion, and the lieutenant of the second battalion all lined up and took orders.

"Zhang Yun, remember, rush all the way, don't turn back, I will block them in Pengze for three days, as long as you can take Zongyang, it is equivalent to opening up the Yangtze River Road!"

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "Now Wu Jun's navy doesn't know our strategic deployment, so they must think that we are pestering Chaisang, but my purpose has never been to start a war with Peng Ze. Peng Ze's battle is just It’s just to confuse them, what we want is to open up the Yangtze River Road and go straight to the capital of Wu State!”

"Yes!"

Zhang Yun cupped his hands and said firmly: "The final general will not disappoint the entrustment of General Zhonglang. Within three days, Zongyang must be taken down, and the army can pass the way of the Yangtze River estuary!"

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The sky began to brighten, and the rising sun in the east crossed the sea level, slowly rising, shining on the earth, dispelling the thick fog, and reflecting the outline of the earth.

On Pengze Lake.

The Wu army and water army are in formation.

The most powerful soldiers and horses of the Wu army are the navy. As the elite of the Wu army, the navy is naturally the most well-equipped. There are three large ships and hundreds of fighting ships.

Just the connection between warships has formed a miniature water contract.

Chaisang building ship.

This is a five-story building ship, and it is also the most outstanding building ship in Jiangdong. Most of Jiangdong's building ships are three-story building, and the development of a five-story building ship is due to Jiangdong's large investment in shipbuilding technology over the years to achieve results.

Standing on the boat, the generals will gather.

Everyone's faces were deep, and none of them had the vigor and vigor of yesterday, but more of a constipated expression that was full of embarrassment but could not vent their resentment.

"The navy of the Ming army raided and killed me, Chaisang, this is something I never expected!"

Zhou Yu stood in front of the generals, with a low voice, with the intention of self-criticism: "The sudden death of our soldiers and the death of countless sons in battle are all my fault. After this battle, I will personally ask the king for guilt!"

"The governor's words are different!"

"Minggou is cunning, how can it be regarded as the fault of the governor!"

"None of us would have thought that the Ming army would have such a big order and dare to invade our country of Wu. If we are wrong, we are all at fault!"

The generals still recognized Zhou Yu very much, and when they heard Zhou Yu's review, they all said good things.

"As the captain of the navy, this is my responsibility, there is no need to say more about it!"

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "But before I apologize to the king, we have to teach them a lesson. I want them to know what kind of fate it will be to violate the border of Wu State. On this Yangtze River waterway, I am the only one." The Wu army can move freely in all directions, and there is no place for the Ming army to gain a foothold!"

"In this battle, I will take the lead and never die!"

Zhou Yu was a scholar, but he was able to establish prestige among the soldiers. It was because his courage was recognized by all the generals, and when his words came out, all the generals were excited.

"Never die!"

"Never die!"

At this moment, all the generals were boiling with fighting spirit.

In this battle, they had to remove all the Ming army navy that entered the territory of Wu, otherwise how could they keep their reputation as the number one navy in the world.

Jiangdong can gain a foothold in the world because of the sailors and soldiers who are invincible. Once the navy is defeated, Wu Guo will become a laughing stock in the world.

"General Zhu Zhi, you personally faced the attack of the Ming army's warships in this battle, do you have any thoughts in your heart?"

Zhou Yu asked.

"Today is the navy of the Ming army, not the navy of Jingzhou in the past!" Zhu Zhi was a little depressed. He had heard the news of Zhu Min's death from the soldiers who had escaped from the water village. He felt grief and indignation in his heart. It was to let him lose his troops and generals. If the order to retreat hadn't come in time, the entire army might have been wiped out. The morale of these years has been wiped out by this station in sevens and eighties.

"Whether it's the size of the warship or the combat experience of the sailors, they are already comparable to our Wu soldiers. If you underestimate them, you will suffer a big loss, and you need to face them with a strong enemy!"

Zhu Zhi still warned Zhou Yu, telling him not to underestimate the enemy. In the past, the Wu army's navy was invincible and never took the Ming's navy seriously. But in this battle, if you underestimate the enemy, it will be death.

"I understand!"

Zhou Yu nodded. He himself did not dare to underestimate the enemy. Hearing what Zhu Zhi said, his heart was awakened by twelve points.

He glanced at the generals, and finally landed on Ling Cao. Seeing that Ling Cao was a little absent-minded and wandering in thought, he couldn't help but ask, "General Ling, what do you think?"

"Captain, I'm wondering why the Ming army attacked my country of Wu!"

Ling Cao said in a low voice.

"Isn't this obvious!" Zhou Tai said in a cold voice, "The Ming army wanted to kill chickens and monkeys. They really thought that our country of Wu was easy to handle. We were besieged by the princes of the world. Facing such a desperate situation, we should use blood to suppress it. , It’s not impossible to force the heroes back, but if they want us Wu Guo to come to the knife, they are too overestimating themselves!”

Saying that, Zhou Tai bowed his hands and begged for orders: "Commander, I beg for orders, immediately lead the army to attack, they will surely be wiped out, and all of them will be wiped out on the Yangtze River waterway!"

"Youping, don't underestimate the enemy!" Both Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were born pirates. Zhou Tai was brave and Jiang Qin was good at planning. The two partnered to rob merchant ships on the Yangtze River. They were invincible. Even if they were rounded up by the authorities, they went smoothly He escaped, and later met Sun Ce, who was brave and brave, and subdued Zhou Tai with his martial arts. Since then, Zhou Tai surrendered to Jiang Qin, joined the Wu State Navy, and led an army alone.

Jiang Qin had a keen feeling that there was something wrong in it, but he couldn't tell, but he couldn't underestimate the enemy, it was an attitude that had to be maintained at this time.

"What Gongyi said is true!"

Zhou Yu nodded, and said: "The Ming army is attacking me at this moment, Chaisang, there must be a purpose other than killing chickens and monkeys. Before we understand their purpose, we must not take it lightly!"

"Then we'll just wait!"

Zhou Tai was not reconciled: "What if they don't fight with us and directly attack Chaisang?"

Chaisang is a city.

Even if there are waterways and moats around, large warships can't get in. If the navy attacks the city, they will inevitably abandon the ship. Generally, this kind of situation will not happen, but it is not certain. After all, after capturing a city, It is equivalent to having a guarantee, and we can fight a protracted war.

"will not!"

Zhou Yu was right on this point: "When the navy of the Ming army appeared, I had ordered Chaisang to be under martial law. However, when I sent scouts, I didn't find that the main force of the Ming army in the Ming country had the idea of ​​crossing the border and entered my Chaisang. It is only the Ming army sailors who came in from the Yangtze River. So as long as Chaisang seals the city gate, there will be [-] soldiers guarding the city, which is enough to hold them steady. They will not attack Chaisang. Their purpose should be to us!"

"Who gave them the courage to fight us?"

All the generals are the elite of the Wu Kingdom's navy, and they are proud and arrogant. They always think that the world's navy is the most powerful, but now someone wants to provoke in this regard, and they are naturally angry.

"The Ming army has the most powerful army in the world. Although the navy has always been the weak point of the Ming army, it cannot overshadow the fact that the Ming army's combat effectiveness is outrageous. Therefore, we should not only not underestimate the enemy, but also be as cautious as possible. Of course, we must not show weakness , these are Chaisang and Peng Ze, how can we allow them to come and go freely within the territory of Wu, we must annihilate them!"

Zhou Yu ordered: "Zhou Tai!"

"exist!"

"Order your troops to lead an army of five thousand and make a tentative attack first!" Zhou Yu was still a little uncertain, which is why he had such a deployment. He wanted to see what the Ming army's intentions were.

"promise!"

Zhou Tai's eyes lit up, he bowed his hands to accept the order, and immediately went down, mobilized the warships, and began to break out of the camp, preparing to enter the Yangtze River, find the Ming army's warships and fight a battle.

At this time, the warship of the Ming army had sailed smoothly on the Yangtze River and entered Pengze.

"Peng Ze is really big!"

Looking at the endless lake, Zhuge Liang took out the telescope, which is the latest military equipment developed by the Academy of Science and Technology. It belongs to the high-powered telescope, which is the best preparation for a scout and a general.

"Some can't find their way!"

The generals also called out.

"This place is just a small lake, and it only takes a few hours by boat to distinguish the different shores!" Zhang Yun didn't have the slightest feeling: "If it's on the endless sea, it's really big!"

He was transferred from the Jingping Marine Division, so he naturally wouldn't put a little Peng Ze in his eyes.

"Zhang Yun, can you find the direction?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"Of course!"

Zhang Yun nodded.

"Then divide the troops!" Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "Soldiers are expensive, you quickly leave the main force, go east, and enter the Yangtze River waterway as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yun took the order.

"General Zhonglang, there is a warship of the Wu army approaching us, coming in a hurry!"

The scout yelled loudly.

"Get ready to fight!"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, picked up the binoculars, and looked ahead. Sure enough, a warship of the Wu army had appeared in the distance, presenting a war formation, heading in their direction.

In order to cover Zhang Yun's capture of Zongyang, he had to entangle Zhou Yu on Peng Ze for more than three days.

Peng Ze said whether it was big or small, and if he wanted to get through these three days in peace and maintain his main force, it would not be so easy.

Last night's battle did not test out how powerful the Wu army's navy was.

Now is an opportunity.

"The end will fight!"

Captain of the Seventh Battalion, Fan Nian.

Although he was only 24 and five years old, he had been in the army for more than ten years. His background was in the Ming army system, he was a veteran, and he was the direct descendant of Mu Jing's direct line.

The young man who came down Mushroom Mountain back then, was one of the first students of Jingping Wubei Hall, from south to north, and then from north to south, countless years of fighting, already made him appear to be in his thirties and stable.

"Lieutenant Fan, since you have asked for a battle, I can satisfy you, but you should focus on defense instead of attacking. The main purpose is to see how far the Wu Jun Navy's combat effectiveness can reach, and whether it can be done!" Zhuge Liang ordered. Said.

Everything is based on strategic goals, victory or defeat is just a situation, as long as he achieves his own strategic goals, even if he sacrifices one battalion or two battalions, he will not hesitate.

This is war.

brutal war.

"promise!"

Fan Nian took the order: "Guaranteed to complete the task!"

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Zhou Tai is a fierce Jiangdong general. At this moment, a surge of anger has accumulated in his heart. The flames are so fierce that they want to explode, so looking at the warship in front of him is like looking at prey.

"Boys, attack!"

Without warming up, he immediately attacked. At this time, he was playing with momentum.

"It's fierce enough!"

Fan Nian is a relatively stable person. When he was young, his father died in battle as a Yellow Turban thief. Over the years, he has experienced things that many teenagers cannot experience, so he has forged an iron-like state of mind.

He didn't have the slightest timidity, but he kept in mind the military orders Zhuge Liang gave him.

"On the left and right wings, all the warships are linked together, presenting a semi-arc shape, line up!" Fan Nian ordered.

The Seventh Battalion is not an absolute elite.

However, after years of training, the combat effectiveness is not small. The battleships linger in the middle, and the warships are on the left and right, presenting a semi-arc defensive formation.

"Archer!"

"kill!"

Wu Jun's attack was still fierce.

"Get on the shield!"

"All back to the cabin!"

"Hold the rudder!"

The Ming army responded very steadily, facing the stormy attack, there was no sense of confusion at all.

(End of this chapter)