Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 592
The sky is shining with lonely morning stars, the moon has dispersed, and the sun has not yet appeared.

The white morning mist flows with the wind, covering hills, rivers, farmland, woods and villages.

On the Canglang Island of the Han River (Note ①) in the Wei Army water village, the navy's first boarders and scout ships sailed out of the water village one after another, changing shifts with their colleagues who had been patrolling for a long time.

The soldiers of the Wei army on the boat scanned the surrounding movement, but unfortunately the morning fog on the water was too thick for them to see the situation clearly.

The name of Wudang County (now Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) originated from Wudang Mountain in the territory.The name of Wudang Mountain originated from when Qin and Chu competed for the Han River Basin, and Chu State named it Wudang, so the mountain was named "Wudang".

Wudang is located in the upper reaches of the Hanshui River. The narrow Hanshui Mountain Road passes through this place and enters the vast Nanyang Basin. The terrain is quite similar to Yiling.However, what is different from Yiling is that the Han River flows through the three eastern counties, and many rivers flow into the Han River, resulting in a sharp increase in the water volume of the Han River flowing through Wudang.Therefore, the waters around Wudang are vast, and boats and boats come and go constantly.

In order to guard against the attack of the Shu State, the State of Wei still dispatched naval forces from the Xiangfan area to deploy here, but the number is not large, and it is better than nothing.After all, Jingzhou of the State of Wei was mainly defending the Jingzhou navy of the Eastern Wu with abundant naval forces, and since the defeat of Yiling in the Kingdom of Shu, the navy had never even heard of it.

The Wei soldier who boarded the boat first, yawned and complained, "The fog is so thick that we can't see the situation clearly. It's useless for us to come out. It's better to rest in the camp and come out when the fog clears."

The elder Corporal Wei stared and said, "The fog has cleared, and we can see it from the shore. Why do we need to come out?"

The boatman knew he was wrong, so he muttered, "After a few years, I haven't even seen a big Han boat."

The corporal was so angry that he patted the soldiers on the head, and cursed: "Xiao Liu, believe it or not, I will beat you for your father. Didn't you hear the captain say that the Shu people attacked Wuguan in the north? What if they attack here?"

The soldier shrank his head, not daring to speak, but kept his mouth shut and supported the boat.

The scout on the ship shouted: "Captain, there seems to be a ship to the north."

Suddenly, the sound of arrows piercing through the air resounded, and before anyone could react, hundreds of arrows rushed out of the thick fog and shot at the Wei Jun sailors on board.

Corporal Wei stared wide-eyed at the arrows that were getting bigger and bigger in front of him. Before he could dodge, a white light flashed and pierced his chest, followed by several arrows aimed at him or his companions.

All of a sudden, the navy patrolling by the Wei army on the water was attacked at the same time, and the screams of the soldiers kept coming and going.

Corporal Wei's arrow fell into the Han River, blood spilled out, and the water surface turned red.He was underwater, and when he was dying, he seemed to see figures cruising under the surface of the water. If it wasn't for the clear sky, it would be difficult to spot them.

Immediately afterwards, more than a hundred ships of the Han army appeared in the thick fog, and several long and narrow ships rushed up with the flags of generals such as "Wei" and "Huo".And on the boats such as the first boarder and the scouts around Rongchong, the archers who are good at archery set up bows and arrows to warn the surroundings.

The boat is also called a boat, and the entire cabin and boards are covered with cowhide for fire protection.Several oar holes are opened on both sides for inserting oar boats and rowing for oarsmen.Above the deck, there are two and three floors of cabins, and there are crossbow windows and spear holes on all sides of each cabin, which can be used to attack enemies from all directions.

The boats are long and narrow in shape and fast in speed. They are specially used to attack enemy ships.During the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu, the governor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, charged dozens of warships with firewood and ointment. After igniting them, he broke into the Cao army's fleet and burned the Cao army's fleet in one fell swoop.

For those who are good at sailing, the ship is neither big nor small, and if they can use it according to the current situation, they are generals.

The generals of the Han army who led the navy to attack the Wei army this time were Wei Yan, Huo Yi, Jufu and others. Although these people were born by the river, they have been fighting in the northwest for many years, and they have forgotten a lot of water warfare knowledge.Their ability to lead the army is nothing more than driving ducks to the shelves. If they attack the Wu people, it may not be enough, but it is still no problem to attack the Wei people.

After all, Guan Yu was the only famous navy general in Shu Han history.

Wei Yan pressed the ship wall with his hands, his long gray hair fluttering in the wind, and he said with pride, "Send an order to block the Wei army's water village, and inform Meng Yan to let him attack Wei village. Let Huo Yi lead the soldiers from the headquarters to block the Wudang city gate to prevent Wei Jun sent messages by water."

"promise!"

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Hanging the big banner of "Zhuge", the only three-story ship of the Han army is surrounded by small boats. The intelligence of the entire Han army is gathered here, and the military orders are separated from it.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and looked at the map hanging on the wall.Yang Yi marked the front lines of the Han and Wei armies on the map based on intelligence.

Zhuge Liang took Wei Yan as the vanguard and took advantage of the fog to break through the Wudang Navy, but was spotted by Wudang City on the south bank and could not hold on.At this time, Wei Yan was besieging Wudang City, and ordered Meng Yan and Huo Yi to pacify the surrounding villages and pavilions, and search the surrounding food and military supplies.

Joining the army, Xi Zhong stared at Wudang and said worriedly: "Prime Minister, General Zuo broke the Canglang water stronghold, but Wudang did not surrender, what should we do now?"

Xi Zhong, from Xiangyang.His father, Xizhen, was named Yapangtong, and he was on the right of Ma Liang.And quite his father's demeanor, quite famous in Shu Han.

As the first obstacle for the Han Dynasty to enter Nanyang, Wudang will affect the supply of food and grass for subsequent operations if it is not overcome, which will have a considerable impact.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and said, "It's nothing. Our army has made a surprise attack on Wudang. The enemy has no defenses. The army rations are definitely not much, so there is no need to worry. If there is more, it will take half a year. If there is less, Wudang will surely fall in one or two months."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said: "It was ordered that Liao Hua, the prefect of Nanxiang, led five thousand troops to take over Wei Yan's troops to besiege Wudang. Department. Our army went south along the Han River, attacked Yin County, and then took Xinye and Wancheng in the north."

In these years, Liao Hua has been serving as the prefect of the front line and leading the troops in battle.His task this time is the same as the previous capture of Longxi, to protect the safety of the food and grass in the rear.

"promise!"

According to the marching route arranged by Zhuge Liang, Xi Zhong wrote it on the letter and divided it among the generals of the army.

At this time, Yang Yi opened the letter sent by Jufu, laughed and said: "Prime Minister, Wu Ban and Jufu led the army to destroy Zhuyang."

"Zhuyang?" Zhuge Liang pointed at Zhuyang City at the junction of Zhushui and Hanshui with a feather fan, and said happily: "Zhuyang City is broken, and the second city of Xiangfan will come south. Wu Ban was ordered not to go south to attack Xiangfan, Be sure to guard Zhuyang and cut off Xiangfan and Nanxiang County."

"promise!"

The Wei people deployed a large army in Xiangyang County to guard against Soochow. If Wu Ban went south to attack Xiangfan, the soaring Han River would expose the weak navy of the Han Dynasty, and the loss outweighed the gain.

Moreover, the goal of Dahan's battle this time is to advance Wancheng and capture Nanyang County.At that time, the two cities of Xiang and Fan, which lost contact with the Central Plains, would naturally fall without a fight.If you attack now, it will have no effect except to disperse the strength of the army.After all, the two cities of Xiang and Fan are too difficult and dangerous to be blocked by both the north and the south.

After Zhuge Liang finished his orders, he stopped around Nanyang County with his eyes.It seems to recall my youth, life in Longzhong and Wollongong.

When he was 16 years old, only friends Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping believed in the ridicule he received when comparing himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.

Studying in Xiangyang, making friends with sages such as Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan, etc., being valued by his father-in-law Huang Chengyan, the joy of marrying his daughter and himself.

At the age of 27, the first emperor visited him three times in thatched cottage, asking him to go out to stabilize the world, and he proposed the strategy of "Long Squadron" with high spirits.

Now that this year is nearly sixty, the leader will return to Nanyang's hesitation.
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"Shui Jing Zhu" "passing the northeast of Wudang County, forty miles northwest of the county, there is an island in the Han River, named Canglang Island."

(End of this chapter)