Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Xiaoting, the camp of the Han army.

After conquering the Xiaoting camp, Liu Chan stationed Xiaoting in the north of the river.During this period, I remembered that the big man had sent troops to fight for seven or eight months. He was worried about the fatigue of the soldiers, so he also distributed wine and food to the soldiers to relax, and also to celebrate the joy of capturing Xiaoting.

However, Liu Chan was not overly happy, but discussed the next battle plan with the generals.Although the Han captured Xiaoting, it was difficult to cross the Yangtze River and reach the south bank of Jingzhou due to the limited strength of the navy.It is still necessary to figure out how to carry out cross-river operations, and transport large troops to Jingnan, or send them to Jingnan.

Previously, Liu Chan's battle plan was very simple, using a parallel waterway battle plan.First break through the Wu army's Jiangbei camps such as Yiling and Xiaoting, and protect the flanks on the south bank.Therefore, one army set up Xiaoting, looking north at Yidao, and the other army stationed on the south bank attacked eastward, besieged Jingmen Mountain, and after breaking through the Jingmen Mountain camp, they could drive Jingchu land for a long time.

As the battle progressed, Deng Zhi.When the news of Ma Zhong's second unit came, Liu Chan was eager to have a faster combat strategy that would allow the army to cross the Yangtze River and fight jointly with Ma Zhong and Deng Zhi's second units.But thinking about it this way, the generals have no better way, while preparing for a strong attack, while thinking about the strategy of defeating the enemy

On this day, Wang Ping's army of more than [-] people finally arrived at Xiaoting, and the two armies joined forces.Liu Chan sent Guan Xing to arrange the meeting of the two armies for him and welcome Wang Ping's arrival.

Guan Xing tidied up his robes, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to General Wei, the prince. The prince took [-] troops, flooded Jiangling in the south, defeated Lu Xun in the west, and made the bandits flee overnight. Most of the teachers were killed. This is a great achievement, and the prince is strong!" "

Putting on his armor, Wang Ping still saluted and replied, "Don't dare. Your Majesty has a deep ditch and a high fortress. The armor is powerful. Only when the captives are defeated can they go north to see the way of life. Fortunately, they were defeated by Ping. However, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and leads the army. Running around, condescending, and defeating Quan Cong is really a feat of heaven, so how dare Ping be proud of himself."

Guan Xing smiled, and said: "Your Majesty is being modest. Your Majesty has said that if a big man takes over Jingchu, the first contribution should be made by Mahou, followed by the prince."

A trace of curiosity appeared on Wang Ping's face, and he asked, "Mahou, how is the battle situation in Majiao Prefecture?"

Wang Ping thought that in this battle, except for being hit by Lu Xun's strategy of cutting off the water, his performance was generally good.He originally thought that he was the first one besides His Majesty, but today he suddenly told him that Ma Zhongqi, who had not heard from him for a long time, had better results than him, so how could he not be curious, or want to know the results of dismounting Ma Zhong.

Guan Xing led Wang Ping to the barracks, and said: "Mahou led the soldiers from the south and arrived in Jiaozhou for several months. He led the army north to meet Wu Dang and killed Taoji, the governor of Jiaozhou; The Shizhen cut down Lu Dai, the Mu of Jiaozhou, ... the pacification of Jiaozhi, Yulin, Cangwu, Linhe, Xiangdong and other counties, and the power shocked Jingjiao."

Guan Xing's information is still lagging behind.At present, Ma Zhong has marched westward, captured most of Lingling, and contacted Deng Zhi's troops in Wuling County.

When he learned that His Majesty was confronting Lu Xun's army on the front line, Ma Zhong realized the gap in Jingchu, led 5000 elite troops, went north to Hengyang County, crossed Lianshui, captured Xiangxiang County, and prepared to support Liu Chan and Liu Chan in the south. Lu Xun's war.

Knowing the whole process of Ma Zhong's battle, Wang Ping couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Ma Zhong set out from around October last year to August this year. During the ten-month period, he led the army basically fighting while walking.I moved to most of the south, and the trek distance exceeded thousands of miles. Most of the places I passed were dense rainforests, hot climates, and difficult mountain roads.

Departing from Nanzhong Jianning County (now Kunming City, Yunnan Province), arrived at Jiaozhou Jiaozhi (Hanoi, Vietnam), went north through Yulin and Cangwu (Guangxi Province), and entered Jingzhou Xiangdong County (now Xiangtan City, Hunan Province).

With such a long combat distance, and deep within the enemy's territory, it is impossible to praise Ma Zhong's ability and the tyranny of the Nanzhong Army to achieve such results.

Guan Xing did not only praise Ma Zhong, but also praised Wang Ping: "Mahou's actions are similar to those of princes in pacifying Liangzhou! However, princes beheaded the famous general Zhang Yun, and Mahou was inferior to princes."

At the beginning, Wang Ping also fought for thousands of miles and made a single bet with hundreds of cavalry, beheading Zhang He in Liangzhou, and pacifying Liangzhou and the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty.However, Ma Zhong moved thousands of miles away and beheaded Tao Ji and Lu Dai. The difficulty of his operation was no less than that of Wang Ping.

At that time, Liu Chan was greatly admired by Wang Ping, and he issued a decree: "Qing crossed the river to take risks, beat the rest with hard work, and defeated the crowd with the few. The merits and demerits of Feng Yi are on the right side of the river in Yongning."

This time, Ma Zhong, Liu Chan directly praised: "In the past, Ma Yuan decided to make decisions in Lingnan, and defeated Jiaozhou. However, my Ma Zhong, who fought for thousands of miles, defeated Jingjiaozhou and counties, and it was difficult for Ma Yuan to reach?"

Maybe Ma Zhong's achievements surpassed Ma Yuan's, but at that time Liu Chan couldn't think of other suitable people, so he directly compared with Ma Yuan.

However, Liu Chan did not praise Wang Ping and Ma Zhong blindly. Even though Ma Yuan did not make it to the 28th general in Yuntai, in terms of fighting ability, few of the 28th generals can match Ma Yuan.In terms of military capabilities, among the founding generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cen Peng, Geng Yan, Feng Yi, Lai She, and Ma Yuan are the most proud of Chu.

As for Wu Han, it can only be said that he contributed the most.

After a few words of modesty, Wang Ping asked, "I don't know how our army has been doing recently?"

"Your Majesty thought it would take a lot of time to attack the barbarians, and now I want to cross the river from the north of the river, but I can't find a solution, so I am worried." Guan Xing lowered his voice slightly, and said, "Your Majesty has ordered Huo Yi to lead the army to attack Jingmen and the Jingmen camp. It is under the control of Quan Cong, so it cannot be conquered. The navy is separated from the river, and it is difficult for our army to cross the river, but our army is going to continue to attack Yidao."

The Huya and Jingmen rivers are too dangerous, and the Jiangbei river near Huya Mountain has a lot of reefs. If the Han navy wants to go down the river, it must take the Jingmen river in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, the Dongwu navy guarded the Jingmen River and fought in the narrow river, which was not good for the Han navy.Therefore, although the army of the Han Dynasty passed through the Huya and Jingmen rivers, the navy was still blocked in the Yiling Canyon by the Soochow navy, making it difficult to go east.

If you want to forcibly cross the river to fight, you need to carefully plan the battle plan.

Wang Ping nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

After walking not far, the two arrived at the camp of the Chinese army where Liu Chan was.Guan Xing was not included in the account. He still needed to coordinate the location of the [-] troops under Wang Ping's command to set up their camps, as well as their food and grass dispatching issues. Only Wang Ping was included in the account.

At this time, in the camp, Liu Chan, Huo Yi, and Huang Quan were discussing the battle methods of the army, facing the blueprint of the Yangtze River Basin.

"Your Majesty, General Wei is here!"

"Xuan!"

"My subject, Wang Ping, pays homage to Your Majesty!" Wang Ping knelt down and saluted, regardless of the armor on his body.

Liu Chan stepped forward to help Wang Ping up, looked at Wang Ping a few times, and smiled at everyone: "My Feng Yi has arrived!"

Everyone in the tent smiled slightly, and welcomed Wang Ping's arrival.

Liu Chan pulled Wang Ping to Yutu, and said: "Now our army is blocked by the Wu navy and cannot cross the river! Although Zijun is in Bashu, he doesn't know water warfare, but he can give some advice."

Wang Ping arched his body, cupped his hands and said: "I am stupid and dare not speak out. It's just that I think there is a good opportunity now, and let our navy sailors go down the river to defeat the enemy."

"Oh!" Liu Chan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "You can speak."

Wang Ping pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Xun's army has been defeated by my ministers today, and his road to the south has been blocked by your majesty. Therefore, he escaped from Jiangling and wanted to cross the river from Jiangling. The road is muddy and difficult. Send Deng Ai after him."

"I thought that the Wu navy would surely rescue Lu Xun, and the Wu navy would be weaker on the river. I thought our army could take advantage of this opportunity."

As he spoke, Wang Pingping saluted and said: "This is my humble opinion, please Your Majesty and Taiwei to decide."

Liu Chan tapped the Yidao on the map, and said: "Zijun's opinion may be feasible. I don't know what Huanggong and Shaoxian think?"

Huo Yi pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to take the fire boat as the vanguard and go down the river to fight against the Wu navy. Now, according to General Wei's words, it may be possible to make the big ship go downwind when the Wu navy is dispatched." Go down to defeat the Wu people."

The Dahan Navy was blocked by the Wu people in the Yiling River, but it doesn't mean that the Dahan has nothing to do.One is that they can use the impact of Shunjiang to directly attack the Wu people's navy.It is difficult for the navy of the Wu people to directly collide with the navy of the Han Dynasty when it is against the wind and the river.

That is to say, if the big Han sails for a strong attack, it is best to wait until the northwest wind blows or the river surges to attack the Wu people's navy.This is also the reason why Liu Chan doesn't want to wait. It needs the right time. Wouldn't it be great if he could cross the Yangtze River directly.But it is a pity that ideals are always ideals, and Liu Chan still has to succumb to reality.

"Your Majesty, I think that Zijun's construction can be adopted, and we can cross the river according to our army's previous plan." Huang Quan replied.

"Since that's the case, follow the words of the ministers."

"promise!"