Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 740 Two Messages
The decisive battle in Xiangyang was fought from the water.

The Jiangxia Navy and the Jingping Second Army fought to the death on the Hanshui River.

The strength of Jingping's second army is insufficient.

Whether it is the size of the warship, the strength of manipulating the warship, or the tactics of water warfare, compared with the Jiangxia navy, it is not a little bit worse, but at least one rank.

Therefore, Jingping's second army won less and lost more.

For more than half a month, more than a thousand soldiers were lost, and less than half of the warships remained.

But even so, on the bright side, it was a life-and-death situation with Jiang Xia's water army, at least leveling the battle on the river, avoiding the possibility of being opened up by the Jingzhou army from the river during the war.

It's just that this didn't satisfy Zhang Liao.

Standing on a battleship, Zhang Liao looked far away and looked at the calm river in front of him, with a gloomy look on his face. Just yesterday, he lost two soybean milk ships, thirteen warships, and hundreds of ships in this battlefield. hundreds of soldiers.

It was the biggest casualty these days.

"Why didn't the scout ship discover the Hunjiang Trail?"

he asked grimly.

The reason for the defeat was not that they couldn't beat them, but that they lost on the terrain. I didn't expect that there would be a force in the small waterway next to them, but they were defeated like a mountain.
"General Zhonglang, our scout ships have done their best, but I am not familiar with the waterways here!"

Army Sima Hou Cong said with a wry smile.

"That's not a reason!"

"General Zhonglang, I am responsible for this matter, and I am willing to accept the crime!" Zhang Shi cupped his hands and pleaded guilty.

"What's the use of pleading guilty!"

Zhang Liao said coldly: "What I want is to mend the dead, Zhang Shi, from now on, you will personally serve as the captain of the scout battalion, order all the scout ships to reorganize the surrounding waterways, know yourself and the enemy, and win a hundred battles without danger. Hope this happens again!"

"promise!"

Zhang Shi took the lead.

"General Zhonglang, our battle damage is too serious. The warship has not been out of the line of fire for half a month, and the high-load combat can't last long now. It's better to withdraw from this water area first!" Hou Cong suggested.

"no!"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "Beiyue Bay is a rare bay on the Han River. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you give up this section of waterway, you will give up the initiative on the Han River. This will make our unfavorable battle situation even more unfavorable. We can send reinforcements to attack. , but this place must be defended!"

"I'm afraid that someone won't let us guard!"

Hou Cong said: "If the Jiangxia navy pulls up the main force of Tanxi, we will definitely not be able to defend it!"

"If you can't hold it, you have to hold it!"

Zhang Liao said: "After so many fights, I know that my navy is not as good as theirs, but they can't do it if they want to defeat us. I don't believe that we are strong and have a firm will to fight. He Huang Zu is willing to consume all his main force here!"

In water warfare, he is always a novice.

I have been fighting with Huang Zu for so long.

He gradually grasped some tricks of water warfare.

Naturally, he was not willing to give up the battlefield like this.

Moreover, Mu Jing had already given him the authority to fight the battle, and he had also given him the power to do everything, so no matter what, he would not be able to withdraw from this battle.

"I'll go to Xishan to meet the lord and report the news of the past few days!"

Zhang Liao stood up and said, "Hou Sima, please keep an eye on the camp. Although this water village was built temporarily, no matter what, you must not give up!"

"Understood!" Hou Cong nodded.

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Afternoon, Xi Shan.

Shepherd's camp.

Mu Jing knelt down on his seat, listening to Zhang Liao's report, and browsed through the battlefield records of these battles. Every battle has a clerk who takes up the battlefield records. , must be recorded.

"I made some progress before, it's just the battles these days, it's like your hole card being seen through by others!" Mu Jing said.

"indeed so!"

Zhang Liao said: "After all, my methods in water warfare are too single, and Huang Zu has figured it out, so I have suffered a lot these days!"

"Huang Zu, don't underestimate him!"

Mu Jing instructed.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will pay more attention to this person in the future!" Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes: "He is looking for my flaws, and I am also looking for his flaws!"

"I don't ask much from you on the water!"

Mu Jing calmed Zhang Liao's mood with a smile: "As long as you stay steady, I never thought that I would be able to fight them to the death on the water, and use their weaknesses to attack their strengths. This is nothing to point out!"

"I will understand at the end!"

Zhang Liao nodded.

He didn't expect to be able to compete with Jiang Xia's navy on the water, after all, the strength of Jingping's navy is too low, this is an asymmetrical duel.

"My lord, the news from the north should be expedited within eight hundred miles!"

The envoy of Jingzhou Banner of Jingwu Division came in and handed him the secret letter in his hand.

"understood!"

Mu Jing directly opened the secret letter.

His pupils froze instantly, and his expression changed slightly.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Both Chen Gong and Zhang Liao noticed Mu Jing's expression.

"Conjecture has become fact!"

Mu Jing handed the secret letter to the two of them.

"What a Huangfusong!"

Looking at the secret letter, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao couldn't help but gasped.

According to the news, on May [-]th, Huangfusong led the Guanzhong Army and captured three cities in Yingchuan County within one day.

Just when everyone thought that the Guanzhong Army would fight Yuan Jun fiercely in Yuzhou.

On May 22, Huangfu Song led the main force of Guanzhong to go south to Wancheng, and made a long-distance attack. In World War I, Lei Bo's army was defeated. On May 24, Wancheng was captured.

Within five days, first went down to the three cities of Yingchuan, and then raided Wancheng.

This soldier's front made everyone confused.

"Yingchuan is an introduction, he wants Nanyang!" Chen Gong said.

"Ok!"

Zhang Liao also nodded, and then there was a hint of admiration on his expression: "But his strategic deployment, no one has noticed, even if we have guessed before that he intends to go south, when he attacks Yingchuan, he will give up his guess. Unexpectedly, his soldiers were as fast as lightning, and his courage was extraordinary. He led the main force to go deep alone, without breaking a city, and went straight to Wancheng. Lei Bo's main force was approaching Nanxiang, which became his opportunity. Once Wancheng is taken in one fell swoop, Nanyang is at his fingertips for him, and there is no main force in Nanyang that can compare with his Guanzhong Army!"

"A certain family has never underestimated Huangfusong, but now a certain one finds out that a certain one still doesn't pay enough attention to this person. On the battlefield, this person has the conspiracy of ghosts and gods, and with the ability to command troops, he is said to be the contemporary Marquis of Huaiyin. It's over!"

Mu Jing sighed softly.

Huangfusong did not leave a big name in history, so Mu Jing has always been a little contemptuous of this person. Even if he was placed in their hands, he only thought that he came from a downfall. If the strength is symmetrical, they can fight a battle. of.

But now he could feel that Huangfusong was definitely an undefeated God of War on the battlefield.

If you want to deal with him, I'm afraid you can only find a way from outside the battlefield.

"My lord, what about Nanxiang?"

Chen Gong asked.

"give up!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "We have no second way!"

Now the three armies are preparing for a duel with Xiangyang.

He simply does not have the ability to go north.

The blame can only be blamed on Huangfu Song picking the time too well. If it had been earlier, he would still have the mood to go north to fight. Now, he would never give up Xiangyang and go north.

"My lord, news from Yiling!"

This is another voice outside the camp.

Everything came together. First, the news came back from the north, and then a fast-tracked messenger crossed hundreds of miles of territory and sent back the news of Yiling at the same time.

Without further ado, Mujing opened it and looked at it.

"Good guy!"

Some of the depressed mood in Mujing's heart was relieved a little bit: "Yiling is broken!"

"Is Yiling broken?"

Chen Gong and Zhang Liao looked at each other, quickly cleaned up the bad news from Nanyang, and took a look at the news from Yiling.

On the evening of May 22, that is, the night before.

The Yizhou army sent troops to attack Yiling.

Attack Yidao first, then attack Yiling Wharf, and then start to attack the city. The first attack is a feigned attack, the second attack is a feigned attack, and the third time a hundred thousand troops come out in full force. enter.

In fact, this battle did not consume too much of Jingzhou's main force.

In particular, the Jingzhou navy was not injured at all.

So not a big win.

But the defense line of the Jingzhou Army was torn apart.

After Yiling City was breached, Cai Mao made a decisive decision. Knowing that Yiling's defense line would collapse completely, he immediately abandoned Yidao, Xiaoting, Maicheng, and all the defensive cities, and the whole army retreated to Jingzhou City.

Zhang Yun of Jingzhou City sent troops to respond, so he saved a lot of energy.

(End of this chapter)