Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 769: East River?

On the Han River, boats and boats competed for the current. Under the agitation of the strong wind, the cloud sails were raised, and the sailors shook the paddles and slapped the water surface, splashing water, or stepped on the wheels to bring up the water curtain. Hundreds of ships Under the action of wind and manpower, they went up the Shuojiang River at high speed and rushed to the battlefield.

Back then when the Han Dynasty built a battleship to go to Jingzhou, Liu Chan specially asked Huo Yi to develop a vehicle and ship.Wheels are installed on both sides of the hull to replace wooden paddles. When in use, sailors step on small wheels to drive the paddles outside the boat to make the wheels flap rapidly, so that the boat can maneuver quickly, and can travel in reverse for more than a hundred miles day and night.

At the beginning, considering the first manufacture of vehicles and ships, and the need to investigate their stability, Hoyt led 500 people to practice vehicles and ships, and developed reliable vehicles and ships, but they were only used for transportation.

After the Han Dynasty broke through Xiangzhou, with the influx of talents who knew the navy, they were valued by the navy of the Han army because of the excellent speed of the vehicles and ships.While building a large number of ships in recent years, a lot of vehicles and ships have been built to transport materials or food, and there are also attempts to use them in water warfare.

At this time, in the cabin of the warship, Deng Ai stabilized his legs, spread the map of the Jingzhou defense line on the wall, and discussed rescue strategies with the generals according to the battle report from the front.

Deng Ai looked at the map and asked deeply: "How long has it been since our army left the barracks?"

"It has been about thirteen days since our army received the rescue letter from Jingzhou. Now we are going to Xiangyang. After passing Xiangyang, we will enter the Bishui River. From Bishui to the north, we can catch up in a few days at the speed of vehicles and boats. To Biyang." Luo Xian pointed to the waterway on the map and said.

In response to Liu Chan's request, Deng Ai put forward the strategic idea of ​​dredging the Yangshui River and stationing troops on both sides of the Yangshui River.In this battle of Cao Shuang's conquest of Jingzhou, the strategic plan of Yangshui Theory has been thoroughly verified.

The Yangshui Canal starts from Jiangling in Nanjun, extends northeastward to the Han army, and enters the Han River Basin from Jingling (now Shayang County), thus connecting Jingnan (Xiangzhou) and Jingbei (Jingzhou) into one.

In the past, even though the soldiers of Xiangzhou were stationed on the side of the Yangtze River, to support Jingzhou in the battle, they needed to take a boat to Xiakou and then go north to Xiangyang.Now Xiangzhou soldiers can directly station in the Yangshui Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River. In case of war, the army can move by boat, go down to Xiakou or go north to Jingzhou, which is much faster than marching on land.

Although Deng Yang was from Nanyang, Jingzhou, he also knew that the rescue of Jingzhou by Xiangzhou soldiers was not fast. It would take more than a month from assembly to departure to arrival at the battlefield if it was fast, and more than two months if it was slow.

But he has been away from Jingzhou for too long. He didn't know that the big man had adopted Deng Ai's "Theory of Yangshui" and connected Jingnan and Jingbei into one piece. send troops.

After Deng Ai received Wang Ping's letter that day, he ordered the army to stay with [-] soldiers, and [-] soldiers followed him to rescue Jingzhou.The military order was issued from Deng Ai's central army, and the scouts sailed along the Yangshui to notify the ministries, and the ministries also sent scouts to notify the sergeants in the fields under their command, and it took less than a day to notify all the soldiers.

A battalion of 60 soldiers, they left some old and weak to farm, and the able-bodied ones took food, grass, and weapons to go to various ministries by boat to collect armor.It took Deng Ai two to three days to organize and deploy the army, and then went up the river by boat.Some of the soldiers arrived in Xiangyang a day earlier than them on the wheel ship, and they are now resting.Not only was it as fast as Deng Ai expected, but it was also many times faster than Deng Yang's estimate of February.

The proposal of "Yangshui Theory" and the efficient arrival of soldiers on the battlefield not only made the big man more confident in defending Jingzhou, but also gave up the requirement of Jingzhou army station, so that Jingzhou soldiers could concentrate on fighting.

Deng Ai pointed to the two cities of Wuyin and Biyang, and asked, "Does anyone know the situation of the two cities?"

Fan Jian, the chief historian, clasped his hands and said: "To the former general, Wuyin is a battleground for military strategists. Its city is difficult and dangerous, surrounded by high walls and deep walls, and adjacent to Wushui. Although the land is not as steep as Wuyin, but because of the surrounding water damage, the ground is several feet high, and it is solid to protect the river."

Fan Jian is from Yiyang Pingshi County, he knows the geography around Yiyang County very well, and naturally has a deep memory of these two important cities.

Listening to Fan Jian's words, Deng Ai fell into deep thought, and said to himself: "Lu Zhi and Liu Min guard Biyang, and the chariot and cavalry generals refuse Wuyin. Tian Yu governs the people in Yuzhou, Cao Shuang governs the soldiers in the middle army, and the strong enemy lies in Cao Shuang. It's not Tian Yu. However, Biyang has few soldiers and is not as strong as Wuyin, so he is the first to rescue Biyang."

Then, Deng Ai ordered: "Luo Xian and Pu Zhong listen to the order."

"Someone will be here!"

"Order the two of you to command thousands of troops, with the soldiers driving the chariot and boat as the first, and rush to Biyang for rescue. The rest of the soldiers will follow a certain to assist the chariot general and go out to challenge Cao Shuang."

"promise!"

After everyone responded, Fan Jian was worried about his hometown Ping clan, and asked: "Ex-general, what is the enemy of the Ping clan? Jian fears that the people in Zhoutai will be hard to defend against."

Deng Ai flipped through the map and said: "Ping's family has no worries. Although Wang Ling led the Yangzhou people, he had no more than [-] to [-] troops. General Cheqi has ordered Deng Zhi to lead [-] troops to go northward and leave the three passes of Yiyang. Harassing Wang Lingliang Road. With Deng Zhi's attack, Wang Ling's power can't be fully credited. And I have ordered Zeng Xia to lead Jiaozhou's troops to garrison Yunmengze, and Chen Dao to entangle his troops to Xiakou."

Because Xiahou Xuansheng attacked Wu from the east and west, Sun Quan came to rescue the great Han. Liu Chan sent Deng Zhi to lead an army of [-] soldiers to reinforce Jiangxia and assist Wu to prevent Cao Wei.However, Xia Houxuan turned to attack Han, and Deng Zhi's mission was gone. He would change from assisting Wu to helping Ping's retreat from the enemy.

But the intention of asking Zeng Xia and Chen Dao to send troops to impress the Wu State is obvious. It is to warn the Wu State not to change its mind, and I still have soldiers watching you.

"promise!"

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Yizhou, Hanzhong.

Compared with Deng Ai's receipt of the request for help, Hanzhong undoubtedly received it a long time later.However, the right to decide whether to rescue is not in the hands of the prefect of Hanzhong, nor in the hands of the captain of Hanzhong, but in the hands of Liu Chan, the emperor of Hanzhong.

Coincidentally, Liu Chan moved his capital to Chang'an in October and passed through Hanzhong to rest, just when he received Wang Ping's battle report on Jingzhou.

Liu Chan was quite surprised by the news that Cao Wei attacked Jingzhou.Regardless of Wang Ping's previous intelligence or Wu's feedback, Cao Wei is indeed preparing to use troops to Wu, and all kinds of intelligence and traces of using troops also show that Cao Wei's army is gathering in Shouchun.

Of course, if it is said that Liu Chan moved the capital, Liu Chan also admits that the troops deployed in Jingzhou are not enough. After all, Liu Chan was indeed deceived by Xia Houxuan, not only Liu Chan, but also Sun Quan.

Perhaps Liu Chan really didn't expect Xia Houxuan to play the strategy of recruiting people from the east to attack the west, taking advantage of the well-developed water system of the Jianghuai River and the geographical adjacency between Jingzhou and the Jianghuai water system.The soldiers of the Wei army who went to fight in the Jianghuai River were transported by boat to the border of Yuzhou, and then used troops in Jingzhou.

Of course, Liu Chan was only surprised, not panicked.After all, when Wang Ping was set up in Jingzhou, he had considered the idea of ​​Dao Wei's attacking Jingzhou, but he just didn't expect Cao Wei to attack Jingzhou by taking advantage of his own move of the capital and using tactics to confuse.

Now that Wang Ping adopts the defensive method of guarding the outer city, Liu Chan is even more relieved. Deng Ai, who is sitting in Xiangzhou, will lead an army of tens of thousands to arrive in Jingzhou first to support the battlefield.

Seeing that Liu Chan did not speak while holding the rescue letter, Liao Li reminded: "Your Majesty, Jingzhou needs to be rescued now, in case Jingzhou is lost."

"Hmm!" Liu Chan closed the letter and said in a deep voice, "I should save him. I ordered Fu Xun to escort five thousand soldiers to the Han River to rescue Duyang City."

"promise!"

"Wait~" Liu Chan called to stop Liao Li, and said, "Call Jiang Qing here."

"promise!"

Not long after, Jiang Wan entered the account, bowed his hands to Liu Chan, and said hello: "My subject, Jiang Wan, pays homage to Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite!"

Liu Chan asked straightforwardly: "Are the sergeants in Guanzhong, Longxi, and Shuofang available today?"

Of course, Liu Chan's words were not asking Jiang Wan how to use the army, but asking whether Jiang Wan could use the army and whether there was enough food and grass.

Jiang Wan pondered for a long time, and said: "All the military settlements in various places have achieved results. The Zhengbaiqu military settlement in Guanzhong has been stored for several years. There should be 600 million grains in the granary, which is enough for the soldiers in the Northwest."

"Okay!" Liu Chan stood up and said in a deep voice, "Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and Hu Zun are ordered to attack Hedong!"

"Attack the east of the river?" Jiang Wan looked at the emperor in shock.

(End of this chapter)