Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1807 The Battle of the Yangtze Estuary is Over

Inside the Wu Jun Navy Headquarters, there was a lot of noise, and the quarrel became more and more intense. Some people proposed to rescue the gate, and some people thought that they should divide their troops and go north.

He Qi's head was a little messy.

His brows were condensed into the word Chuan, and his eyes became more and more complicated, and his pupils seemed to have a somewhat anxious light.

"Give me peace!"

He Qi slapped the desk hard, and his whole body exploded with the might of a tiger, instantly suppressing these brave generals.

"Noisy, what a formality!"

He Qi's fierce eyes swept away, and then said indifferently: "Whether it's the reinforcement gate, or going north to Guangling Ferry, it's not our most important thing now!"

At this moment, he felt extremely uneasy in his heart, and he said coldly to the generals: "We can't defend the Chang'an entrance, we can still go back and defend the Yangtze River, the battlefield is still very big, there is no need to fight for the Yangtze River I am worried about these positions at the mouth, but now I am most disturbed and somewhat puzzled, there is only one thing, and that is what is the strategic intention of the Ming army?"

His eyes became brighter and brighter: "I am fine, and so are you. We have fought against the Ming army countless times at sea, and retreated from the South China Sea all the way. We have suffered too much!"

"I can lose on the battlefield!"

"But I absolutely can't lose in a daze. I have to understand the Ming army's intentions, otherwise it is impossible for our army to deal with the Ming army's attack!"

He sighed: "If we lose our position, we can regain it. The Yangtze River is so long that even if Chaisang loses it, we will still have a chance if we face flank attacks. After all, this is Jiangdong, our main battlefield. However, if we always If we don't know the Ming army's intentions, then we won't lose our position as simply as losing ground, but will face an unprecedented failure!"

"Wu Guo, we can't stand such a defeat anymore. Whether it's for the court, for ourselves, or for Jiangdong, we must deal with this battle rigorously!"

After his voice fell, the generals fell silent, because they didn't know what strategic intentions the Ming army had.

"Based on the fighting style of the Ming army, this time, they will definitely not be so simple. General, I think there are some things we may have overlooked!"

At the critical moment, a young boy stood up, bowed his hands in salute, and said in a low voice.

"Zhu Ran, keep talking!"

The young man is Zhu Zhi's adopted son. Zhu Ran is also one of the few young generals in the current naval army who can rival Ding Feng. covered by the father.

His father, Zhu Zhi, knew one thing, that Mu Xiuyu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, so he covered up his brilliance, but in fact, Zhu Zhi, as the deputy general of He Qi, had [-] elites in his hand, half of them were The main force led by Zhu Ran himself.

Another point is that Zhu Ran is Sun Quan's confidant. He was discovered and cultivated by Sun Quan. Although few people know about it, it is not a secret. Therefore, under Sun Ce's power, Zhu Ran himself is also very low-key. Even if he made a contribution, his father would carry it on his back.

So he seems to be a little unknown, but the general He Qi is capable of those people under him, and he knows those people are mediocre. He usually allows Zhu Ran to protect him under his father Zhu Zhi. In terms of face, although Zhu Zhi is his lieutenant general, in terms of seniority, he is still above himself. He is the confidant and beloved general of the late king Sun Jian.

However, under the current situation, he himself is somewhat covered by the fog, so he must gather everyone's thoughts in order to break the situation.

"Yifeng?" Zhu Zhi glanced at his adopted son.

He didn't want his adopted son to be too showy, especially at this juncture. The old experience of a person like him is that only by making mistakes can he be able to make meritorious deeds.

At this time, no one can do things that are not allowed, and you will make more mistakes.

It cannot be said that his idea is wrong. This is the idea of ​​most people. After all, human nature is like this, and there are very few people who can face difficulties.

He Qi also knew this, he ignored Zhu Zhi, looked at Zhu Ran, and said: "Yifeng, I know you are capable, now is the time of life and death for our Wu Guoshui army, don't be humble!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Ran is not hesitant. There will be no eggs under the overturned nest. His low profile does not mean that he is willing to lose, so he can say whatever comes to his mind: "I have a little research on the strategy and tactics of the Ming army. The attack on the mouth of the Yangtze River was relatively mild from the beginning, but suddenly became violent, I think the bravest warrior among the navy of the Ming army has arrived!"

"Gan Xingba!"

He Qi and the others gritted their teeth.

Compared with Zhuge Liang's strategizing, what they hate even more is that He Qi was unparalleled on the Yangtze River back then. He didn't pay attention to them and went directly to Jianye Capital, which created a shame that their Wu Guoshui army could not erase in their lifetime.

The reason why Jianye would be burned back then, and the previous kings would be forced to kill themselves, was because Gan Ning had completed the lure and breakthrough from the East China Sea, and encircled He Qi, allowing them to enter the capital city of Jianye from the mouth of the Yangtze River. down.

Gan Ning is the most hated and feared person by the Wu State Navy. Zhuge Liang's strategizing is invisible, but Gan Ning is indeed the person who faces the most directly and makes Wu Jun feel helpless. He has been in the South China Sea countless times. On the East China Sea battlefield, the warships of the Wu army's navy were defeated.

"It must be him, otherwise the Ming army would not have changed its attacking style. Although the Ming army's attack was fierce before, it is a completely different concept compared to Gan Ning's attack!"

Zhu Ran said: "Suddenly the situation changed drastically. It must be Gan Ning who came in. The Jingping navy under his command is the most elite and capable Ming army navy!"

"Gan Xingba has been in the East China Sea, attacking along our coastline, and suddenly appeared at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Does this mean that the strategic deployment of the Ming army is for our defense line at the mouth of the Yangtze River? Do they want to enter the construction again? Karma?"

Someone said gloomyly.

Being killed by the Ming army from the water into Jianyedu was the nightmare of countless Wu army soldiers, and it was also a shame they didn't want to recall.

If it happened a second time, they would rather die in battle than bear this humiliation.

"impossible!"

Someone retorted: "Even if the Ming army can break through our Yangtze River defense line, we have built a lot of defenses along the Yangtze River, and they can't get past it at all. Just under Jianye Capital, we built a stone city with twelve catapults as the main The defensive entrance is not passable, and the dry season is coming soon, and their big ships will soon be unable to enter. Even if their elite two-tooth warships enter, it is impossible to pose too much threat to us. Ya warships can fight local battles, but once we fight head-on battles, without the support of large ships, we can quickly defeat them, they will not fail to think of this!"

"Then what is their purpose?"

All the generals frowned.

"Report!"

At this time, the report came again. ,

"Say!"

"The large-scale warships of the Ming army are attacking Guangling Ferry!"

"Guangling Ferry?"

The generals peek at each other.

"They really attacked Guangling!"

"Once Guangling falls, we will lose our defense on the northern line of defense. At that time, they can enter the Yangtze River along the entire northern line waterway, and even bypass our back, besieging our main force at the mouth of the Yangtze River!"

"General, send troops!"

"If you don't send troops, it will be too late!"

The generals said angrily.

"Lieutenant Sun of Guangling Water Village, do you ask for help?" He Qi is still very calm at this time, the more chaotic he is, the more calm he has to be, this is his excellent quality as a general.

The school captain guarding Guangling Water Village is Sun He.

The general of the Sun family royal family.

"No!" The guard responded.

"hold on!"

The calm He Qi was not intimidated by the Ming army's formation, as long as he could not figure out the Ming army's combat thinking, he would not easily mobilize the main force.

"General!"

At this time, Ding Feng suddenly spoke, and he became more and more low-key, even making many people forget that there is such a young general.

"Say!"

"Is it possible that the Ming army is setting up a suspicious formation?"

"What do you mean?"

"I just saw that once the gate is lost, our front line will be within the attack range of the Ming army. At that time, we will have a lot of openings to defend, but the most important first point is here..."

He walked up, looked at the marching map, and pointed to a point.

This is his unexpected discovery.

Studying the Ming army's strategic deployment, he felt more and more difficult about the Ming army's generals, but he also found some clues. Following the Ming army's combat thinking, he discovered this point by accident.

"This is……"

He Qi frowned.

"Quiet?"

"how is this possible?"

"Attack song, what good does it do them?"

"This place is close to the county seat, and it is considered to be the mouth of the Yangtze River. It is true that you can enter the Yangtze River through here, but the water flow here is a bit complicated, and the waterway is very narrow. There is no way to use a boat to enter the mouth of the Yangtze River!"

All the generals objected.

Only Zhu Ran's eyes were full of horror.

"What Lieutenant Ding meant was not entering the Yangtze River from Qu'a, but that the target of the Ming army was not the mouth of the Yangtze River, but Taihu Lake!"

The words he spit out were like awakening someone from a dream.

"how is this possible?"

All the generals stared and looked at each other.

"Taihu Lake?" He Qi came to his senses: "Our army's shipbuilding yard, they are here to cut off our army's retreat!"

"hateful!"

"It's too sinister!"

"Once the shipbuilding yard of our army is destroyed, our army will lose the source of warships, and then we will lose one warship in a fight, but they can have a steady supply of warships. It doesn't take three to five years , It only takes a few battles, and we will be powerless to resist!"

All the generals broke out in a cold sweat.

"Zhu Ran!"

"The end is here!"

"You immediately gather your troops and horses, personally lead the main force of [-], and rush to the district, I hope there is still time!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Ran took the order.

"General, why don't I go in person!" Zhu Zhi was a little worried.

"You can't leave, our danger has just begun!" He Qi shook his head: "Jun Li, sometimes, young people should behave themselves!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Zhi had no choice but to nod, then took a deep look at Zhu Ran, and finally warned: "Be careful in everything!"

This is a father's warning to his son.

"Yes!"

Zhu Ran quickly went down to reorganize the army.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Continue to investigate the news of the battle of Guangling in the north!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, all the ministries should immediately integrate their forces, adjust their warships, and go to battle at any time!" He Qi took a deep breath, his eyes became clearer, but he didn't dare to relax for a moment. This is the beginning of the contest.

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In the evening, the military report came.

"It's still a bit late!"

He Qi gritted his teeth: "Gan Xingba is too crazy. He pulled out three of my water villages in two days. He came to Qu'a and went straight to Taihu Lake. It's really like my Wu army is nothing!"

"General, if Taihu Lake is lost, we will lose a lot!"

"Now it's not a loss, but we have to fight. Taihu Lake can't lose!"

"The main force must go south and fight to the death with the Ming army!"

"Once they break into Taihu Lake, we will suffer an unbearable loss!"

All the generals spoke one after another.

"Zhu Zhi, Ding Feng!"

"exist!"

"At this point, I want to personally lead the army to the south to fight Gan Xingba, but the Ming army still has troops in Guangling, so I don't worry about it. You personally set up a defense line for our army!"

He Qi took a deep breath and said in a low voice. ,

The gate was lost, the Songshan Pass was lost, and Qu'a couldn't hold it. Even if Zhu Ran's troops could hold back one or two, they couldn't hold Gan Xingba.

Only the main force went south. Even if the Ming army had other plans at this time, he couldn't take care of it. Taihu Lake was too important.

But he still has to make some arrangements!

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhi and Ding Feng surrendered their orders.

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into the night.

In the waters near Qu'a, He Qi and Gan Ning formed a formation, and the fighting between the two sides continued.

At this time, an encounter battle broke out suddenly on the north side.

Zhuge Liang went south and encountered Zhu Zhi and Ding Feng's interception. Although it was a bit dangerous, the combined strength of the two was not as good as Zhuge Liang's, and there was even a gap in combat level.

After only blocking for three hours, Zhuge Liang broke through continuously and came straight to the center of He Qi.

He Qi's reaction was fast.

The line of defense was closed, and the main force staying behind in Taihu Lake was allowed to attack earlier, so it was considered to have escaped this wave of raids by the Ming army.

However, Zhuge Liang gave him the correct calculation. In the face of Zhuge Liang's sniper attack and Gan Ning's strong attack, he had no strength to resist at all, so he chose to divide his troops before dawn.

The soldiers withdrew from the Ming army's attack range in two ways.

A main force entered Taihu Lake, stationed in Taihu Lake, and stuck to the shipyard of Taihu Lake.

The other part withdrew the main force to the north, and then joined the main force of the Wu army in the north, and withdrew directly from the Guangling Ferry and the Yangtze River Estuary, and withdrew into the Yangtze River to rest and reorganize.

The battle of the Yangtze Estuary came to an end.

It ended with the defeat of the Wu army and the victory of the Ming army.

In this battle, the Ming army had shot down at least [-] warships and hundreds of warships of the Wu army, and killed tens of thousands of enemies.

Since then, the Wu army has completely lost the defensive front that prevented the Ming army from entering the Yangtze River estuary.

They could only retreat into the Yangtze River and hold their positions.

Of course, if the Ming army broke into the Yangtze River, it would not be so easy to come to Jianye Capital. After all, the Wu army built many defensive trebuchets on both sides of the Yangtze River over the years.

However, the defeat in this battle did arouse the shock of Wu Guo Chaotang. As Wu Guo's most intelligent military adviser, Zhou Yu had to rush from Jianye to the Yangtze River to meet He Qi and discuss the next coping strategy.

After all, as far as Wu is concerned, the coastal areas can be lost, but the Yangtze River, a private land, cannot have half of the problem. Once there is a problem, it will definitely affect the stability of Wu's capital.

Especially now that Sun Ce's main force is still fighting in the north, once there is another problem with Jianye, the capital of the Wu Kingdom, I am afraid that there will be unstoppable turmoil in the entire Wu Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)