The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 760 Zhongli City [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

"The water... the water master left?"

The scouts of the Shadow Tiger Legion originally rushed to the mouth of the Huai River as soon as possible, but because they were too few in number, they could only monitor from a distance.

They also noticed that the navy began to build camps at the estuary, so they reported it to the rear immediately and waited for the arrival of the army.

But now that the repairs were halfway done, the navy stopped repairing them and went upstream!

Is it easy for them to find the main force of the navy?
The navy could move freely on the water, but it was very difficult for them to track them along the river.

This is not like the later generations where there are well-developed transportation along almost all the major rivers. If they want to track the navy, they have to keep crossing mountains and ridges. In many places, war horses cannot pass, so they can only cross the mountains and ravines on foot.

If you are unlucky and encounter some natural barriers, you have to go back to the main road and go around it. It is easy to lose the target when tracking again. Similarly, once you lose the target within this period of time, there will be a window period in intelligence.

So when they found that the navy was building a camp near the estuary, the scouts were very happy, because they also liked the peace and quiet.

Now the navy ran away inexplicably. They wanted to chase them but didn't dare to get close. They could only watch the navy go upstream.

The navy sat leisurely on their boats, while they were traveling over mountains and rivers, dealing with snakes, insects, rats, ants, and wild beasts. In comparison, one can imagine how painful their lives were.

And sure enough, in less than two hours, the scouts lost track of the navy and could not keep up, really could not keep up.

Even though the navy is huge, they just can't keep up!

Ji Bu, who was still rushing to the estuary, looked at the information sent back by the scouts and his face became extremely ugly.

Without scout intelligence, he couldn't lead his army everywhere. If they went too far, they would have to turn around.

Turning a large army around is not as easy as turning a war horse around. Turning around tens of thousands of people is itself an extremely difficult test of the general's command ability.

Even if you let Bai Qi and other famous generals come, they will not be willing to easily change the military order and turn the army around unless it is necessary.

"I've been fooled!" Ji Bu tightly gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

He did not think that Wei Ju broke camp again because of an accidental discovery. It must be that the scouts were discovered by the enemy, so the navy made a temporary decision to change its station.

It wasn't just the scouts that were discovered, but their entire Shadow Tiger Legion was discovered!
Their scouts were captured, and the army's movement was discovered by the other side!

"Let's go to Zhongli City for supplies first!" Ji Bu looked through the map while sitting on his warhorse and decided to camp in the nearby Zhongli City first, waiting for the scouts' report before issuing military orders.

As for why it was Zhongli, it was naturally because it was once an important military town of the Chu State and was very suitable for the temporary stationing of a large army.

"Well done." In just less than two days, the navy went upstream and arrived at Zhongli City. The entire army entered the city and began to repair this once important military town.

The same old site of Beiliang was also found and renovated to serve as a base for the Iron Cavalry.

Once the navy returns to Langya with empty ships and brings the cavalry over, they will be able to prepare to attack Shouchun.

There’s no way, Zhongli City is so close to Shouchun.

Going up the Huai River, the next stop is Shouchun!
It seems very far away from the map, but there are no other cities between the two cities.

This is the current situation of the Chu State, which has a vast territory, sparse population and extremely long strategic depth.

"Report... Zhongli, Zhongli has fallen!" However, people's joys and sorrows are not all the same. The existence of Zhongli and Beiliang made Wei Ju and the navy ecstatic, but when Zhongli and Beiliang fell into Wei Ju's hands, it was a huge disaster for the Shadow Tiger Army.

Zhongli City, which was once used to defend against the State of Wu, has now become an important town used by the navy to resist attacks from the State of Chu.

Ji Bu's eyes darkened, no one knew the importance of Zhongli City better than him, but the naval battle had long been forgotten, and no one remembered how to fight a naval battle!
No one remembers how maneuverable the navy is on water.

Therefore, Ji Bu did not send troops to occupy Zhongli at the first time, but instead concentrated all his efforts on attacking the navy’s base. However, he did not expect that the navy actually captured Zhongli City!
"How many people are there in Wei Ju's navy!" Ji Bu relaxed his darkened eyes, opened them again, and continued to ask.

Wei Ju's navy has never fought since its establishment, and no one knows how strong they are. On the contrary, the Shadow Tiger Legion has withstood the test of war and should be stronger than the navy.

Moreover, this is not a naval battle, but a battle on land. Even if their numbers are less than those of the navy, they are not without the ability to fight.

"The scouts are still investigating!"

Ji Bu rubbed his eyebrows. This was normal. He was anxious.

Wei Ju left half of his men on the boat and stationed the other half in the city to support each other and prevent a surprise attack.

After receiving the report from the scouts, Ji Bu's face looked even uglier. After all, the Shadow Tiger Corps was not an infantry corps like the Thunder Leopards that mainly engaged in siege warfare, and siege was not their strong point.

But now, half of the navy was stationed in the city, and the other half stayed on the ship. No matter which side they attacked, it would not be easy for them to launch a successful surprise attack. Even if they chose to attack one side, they would easily be surrounded and annihilated by the reinforcements from the other side.

Looking at the navy's impenetrable camp, Ji Bu felt somewhat desperate.

Why is it that although they are all children of nobility and royal sons, other people's princes and nobles are so outstanding, while our own princes and nobles can only play chicken and dog fighting?

Before seeing Wei Ju's naval camp, Ji Bu, like most people, believed that Wei Ju was able to form such a large navy because of his father and Emperor Xuanwu, not because of Wei Ju himself.

But now, Ji Bu knew that everyone in the world had underestimated the son of Xinling Jun and the brother of Emperor Xuanwu.

They actually ridiculously thought that all the princes and sons of kings were a bunch of playboys, but they forgot that a good father will have a good son!

This is really ridiculous. Among the true noble children, the playboys are only a minority after all. With the aristocratic education, how many children are mediocre?

They just want to see what they want to see and think what they think.

“Even if we cannot capture Zhongli City, we cannot let them repair their camp and consolidate their positions with such peace of mind!” Ji Bu finally chose to attack and tell Wei Ju that he was coming!

Wei Ju was not at all surprised by the appearance of the Shadow Tiger Legion.

They have all gone to the downstream cities of Shouchun to repair their fortifications. If the State of Chu does not send people to stop them, then there will be real problems.

"Let him fight his battles, and we'll repair ours!" Wei Ju was too lazy to care about the Shadow Tiger Legion's siege.

Only a large army was sent to defend the city and fight against Ji Bu's Shadow Tiger Legion squad, while the others continued to repair the dock and water fort.

At the same time, the navy's tower ships and warships also set sail again back to Langya, transporting the Bingzhou cavalry to the battlefield.

Ji Bu wanted to destroy the navy and stop its actions, but unfortunately he couldn't do it. The navy had the most archers, who could shoot from a high position whether they were on the city or on the shore and keep them out.

(End of this chapter)