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

Chapter 763 Wuhe Plain [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

After gaining the support of the navy, the officers and soldiers of the Bingzhou observation group also began to make targeted suggestions to the navy based on the map of Chu State.

These targeted suggestions were actually very simple, which was not to start a war with the Shadow Tiger Legion on the plains, but to choose to start a war in the mountains and reed marshes with well-developed water systems.

"Here!" After carefully studying the map, Yun Danu and others chose an unnamed area not far from Xiacai County as the location to ambush the Shadow Tiger Legion.

"This..." All the navy members looked towards the place where the baton fell.

It cannot be said that the place is not suitable for an ambush, but it is completely impossible to ambush. It is also a river beach plain, which is most suitable for cavalry charges.

"Don't be fooled by the map!" Yun Danu and others said with a smile.

The terrain on this map is marked as plain, a great plain!
However, Yun Danu and the officers of Bingzhou compared the scale of the map and made calculations. The terrain was flat, but it was divided by five rivers. The five rivers were Huaishui, Huishui, Congshui, Tongshui and Tuoshui. The five rivers converged and finally turned into the Huaishui River, flowing downstream.

In addition, the confluence of five rivers naturally brought about countless swamps and lakes. Therefore, although this place is an alluvial plain, it is uninhabited.

Perhaps in the future, when a dynasty carries out water conservancy management on the rivers here, this place will become a prosperous city due to its unique conditions. But now, the five rivers are flooding and it is not suitable for human habitation.

"Although it is the place where five rivers meet, the river channels are silted up and are not suitable for large ships like tower ships to enter!" Wei Ju frowned. Moreover, they were ambushing and the tower ships were too big a target.

"We can also think of the Shadow Tiger Legion as we thought of it!" Yun said with a fierce smile.

The tower ships could not enter, and even the appearance of warships would easily expose the target, but the largest scale of the navy was the light boats.

"We will ambush here. Once the war starts, the warships will sail in from the Huai River..." Wei Jiu deduced the battle situation on his own.

If they used light boats to deploy the navy to the battlefield in advance, and used the confluence of the Five Rivers to separate the Shadow Tiger Legion, and once the warships quickly entered the Five Rivers, the Shadow Tiger Legion would suffer a devastating disaster.

The most critical point is the five rivers that divide the country. Although it is a plain, the cavalry is too large and they cannot charge at all.

If there were only a few thousand cavalrymen, this terrain would naturally allow the cavalrymen to play to their greatest advantage. However, because of their sneak attack in the early stage, the Shadow Tiger Legion did not dare to march alone and could only gather together.

Once the Shadow Tiger Legion entered this place at this time, sticking together for warmth would become a desperate situation for them.

"Go ahead!" Hesitation will lead to defeat.

Wei Ju and the navy decided to do something big.

"The tower ship is not without use!" Yun continued angrily, pointing to a place upstream where the five rivers meet.

It is a natural canyon less than ten miles outside Xiacai County, known as the No. 1 Gorge in Changhuai.

"Stop the possible appearance of the Thunder Leopard Legion from the State of Chu!" Wei Ju also understood what Yun meant by his anger.

This is because they are worried that the Thunder Leopard Corps will not withdraw to Shouchun and come to support from Xiacai. Once the Thunder Leopard Corps comes to support, they are very likely to be caught in a pincer attack by the two major corps.

Therefore, the mission of the tower ship is to prevent possible reinforcements from the Thunder Leopard Corps.

After collective discussion and deduction, one strategy after another emerged, which eventually turned into a huge strategic plan, a decisive killing plan against the Shadow Tiger Legion.

In the Shadow Tiger Legion, Ji Bu felt his eyelids twitching as he looked at the map, and he had a bad feeling.

The plain where five rivers meet is uninhabited, so there is no special mark on the map. It is only roughly marked as an alluvial plain.

Especially since this place is less than fifty miles away from Xiacai County, compared to the plain where five rivers meet, Ji Bu is more worried about the Xia Pass, which is known as the first Xia of Changhuai. That place is a natural canyon where the Huai River flows. If the Shadow Tiger Corps wants to pass through, they must stretch the team very long. If the navy's warships set up an ambush here, they can easily be cut off by the navy.

Therefore, most of Ji Bu's energy was drawn to Xiashankou instead of Wuhe Plain. At least he could not figure out how to deal with the ambush of the navy at Xiashankou. If they bypassed Xiashankou, it would be too far to reach Xiacai, and the pressure on supplying food and supplies would also increase.

The Shadow Tiger Legion still broke into the Wuhe Plain. Looking at the endless plain, the Shadow Tiger Legion breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of terrain was exactly where their cavalry had a natural advantage. They finally didn't have to worry about a sneak attack by the navy. They even looked forward to the navy attacking them in such a terrain to avenge them for the sneak attacks they had suffered several days ago.

The Five Rivers flow quietly across the Five Rivers Plain. Reeds taller than a person conceal the Five Rivers. If you don’t get close, no one will notice that there are five rivers flowing across this vast plain.

The only thing that the Shadow Tiger Legion can see is the vast Huai River!

Just like that, the Shadow Tiger Legion plunged headlong into the Five Rivers Plain.

The Shadow Tiger Legion almost fully entered the Wuhe Plain and made its final rest in the Wuhe Plain in order to deal with the final danger that might arise through the Xia Pass.

However, after each army set up camp and reported the terrain around their camps to the central army, Ji Bu finally understood why his eyelids had been twitching.

The Five Rivers Plain is worthy of its name. The five rivers completely divide the Shadow Tiger Legion into camps. The seemingly large plain, the most suitable plain for cavalry combat, is completely gathered together because of the division of the five rivers.

There is a certain distance between the two camps, but this distance is not very far. Once one side encounters an attack, they will inevitably gather together and completely limit the distance of their charge.

If there was only one battalion on a plain, then even if they encountered a sneak attack by the navy, they would not be afraid of the enemy forces that were several times their number as they stood on the plain. However, this was not the case now. They had at least two to four battalions stationed on each plain, which restricted their own steps.

"Quick, pass the order, everyone break camp and evacuate the Wuhe Plain!" Ji Bu's face looked grim.

They were deceived by the plain they saw, their vision was deceived.

If it weren't for the information sent back by the various armies, they would never have thought that Wuhe would completely divide the plain here.

Rather than saying this is a plain, it would be more accurate to say that it is five isolated islands cut out by five rivers!
They didn't even know the width and depth of the rivers, let alone whether the five rivers could accommodate the navy's ships and warships.

If Wuhe could carry tower ships and battleships, then for them, this plain would be the burial place of the Shadow Tiger Legion.

(End of this chapter)