Qiang Qin

Dongting looks west at the branch of the Chu River, and the water is exhausted, and there are no clouds in the southern sky.

This is the scene of the eight hundred miles of Dongting described by Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty.However, Dongting Lake in the Qin Dynasty was not so vast. The Dongting water system is only a part of the entire Yunmeng Daze. Compared with the vast river to the north of the river, the water surface of Dongting Lake in the south is not wide.

The Xiangshui and Yuanshui flows northward from Wuling and Xuefeng Mountains. After passing through Changsha, the water slows down suddenly, and then gently pours into the water.

This lack of scouring water, obviously cannot create a steep and deep lake, and the sediment deposits make the waterway of Dongting Lake extremely difficult. If you are not familiar with the water regime and hydrology, the boat is very likely to Encountered stranded or even overturned accidents.

The second prince of Changsha Kingdom, General Wu Feng led his army to set up an ambush here.

Wu Chen, who was angry with his book business, escaped from Nanjun, allowing Wu Feng and his wings to smoothly control the military and political power of Changsha Kingdom.

The south of the great river has always been the land of Chu Man.

Changsha State is located in the south of Yunmeng Daze. It is also the place where Chu State imprisoned tattooed criminals and exiled guilty ministers in the past. The place where Qu Yuan, a doctor of Chu State, was demoted and finally threw himself into the Miluo River to die is within the territory of Changsha State.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains were in turmoil.

Wars were frequent, people were displaced, and some farsighted families moved south one after another, and some of them came to Changsha Kingdom.Their arrival brought a qualitative leap in Changsha's economic development and production technology, and this leap was further developed during Wu Rui's rule.

Li Yuan's new Qin army was invincible in the northern land, but all the rebel forces, no matter how strong or weak, no matter the heroes, disintegrated and dissipated one after another. The old troops attached to these anti-Qin forces also fled for their lives or lived in seclusion in the mountains. , after seeing that the Central Plains has no place to stand.So he crossed south resolutely and came to Changsha to join Wu Rui.

Among them was Zhang Ao, a famous scholar who abandoned Wei and joined Chu. He was the son of Zhang Er. Mengze came to Changsha to avoid chaos, and soon after, Zhang Ao was appointed Prime Minister by Wu Rui.Guan Gao is a doctor and Zhao Wu is a general. They coincide with Wu Feng and firmly control the military and political power of Changsha Kingdom.

This time, in response to the invasion of the Qin army, Wu Feng, Zhang Ao, Guan Gao, and Zhao Wu also made careful preparations. Under the order of the national general mobilization, the Changsha Army guarded the capital Changsha with more than [-] people, and another thousand or hundreds of people guarded the territory. In the few counties that were left behind, there are more than [-] elites left.Under the leadership of Wu Feng and Zhao Wu, they took more than a hundred large and small warships and headed north along the Xiangshui River, preparing for a decisive battle with the Qin army at the confluence of Dongting Lake, Xiangshui and Yuanshui.

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The Changsha army set up ambushes around the waterway where Dongting Lake enters the Xiangshui River.Wu Feng ordered Zhao Wu to lead a force to pretend to resist and fight while retreating.The main fleet of Ziyin was hiding in the Yuanshui River, and when Feng Xuan's army entered the winding and narrow waterway, it began to fight out in one fell swoop, trying to wipe out Feng Xuan's Qin army who "underestimated the enemy and rushed forward".

Facing the dilemma of front and back attack.Feng Xuan didn't care to reprimand Wu Chen for his incompetence, without informing the enemy's situation in advance, he quickly ordered Manqiu Chen's troops to land ashore quickly.At the same time, the water army of our own, led by light ships and large boats, rushed towards Zhao Wu's Changsha army instead of being passively beaten.

The waterway is narrow.

It was difficult for the ship to turn around.

The Qin army was faced with the dilemma of pincer attack again. If they could not quickly eliminate the enemy coming from one direction, they could only be besieged and wiped out.

In or out.

He chose to fight, but turned around and returned to Daze.

Faced with a decision, Feng Xuan made the right choice without hesitation.

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

This is the creed that Li Yuan has always taught. The more than [-] large and small warships of the Qin Army Navy almost blocked the waterway. If the orders are different, some ships want to turn around, and some want to attack. It will cause self-chaos, and in that way, the Qin army will be defeated without confronting the enemy.

"Boom, boom, boom!" On the upper-seat ship, the shirtless soldiers of the Qin army on the deck were beating the war drum desperately.

At the junction of the ship's sides, soldiers holding halberds looked serious and were listening to the narration repeated by the leaders. After a while, they would face-to-face with the enemy soldiers when the ships met. This kind of boarding on the water The most important test of war is people's bravery and sacrifice.

Facing the sharp spear point stabbed by the enemy, whether you go up and stab back fiercely, or turn around and run away in panic, the choice at this moment not only tests the hearts of the people, but also the joint efforts of the team.

The Feng Xuanshui Army was formed three years ago. It was composed of soldiers from the Ba tribe from Berkshire, bandits from Yunmengze, and young men recruited from Nanjun. When this navy army was established, it once fought against the Yingbo army. One, the situation at that time was much more dangerous than it is now, and many soldiers who have survived this battle are now generals at all levels in the army.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!"

On the Qin army warship, the shouts were louder and louder.

On the river bank, Man Qiuchen, the general of the Qin army, was leading his infantry to advance hard in the swamp area. If there is nothing to eat, you will fall into the encirclement set by the enemy. Therefore, for your own survival, the two Qin armies must fight side by side.

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On the Xiangshui.

Orange Isle.

General Zhao Wu of the Changsha Wu Army was pacing back and forth on the deck with some anxiety.There are no generals in Shu, Liao Hua is the vanguard, Zhao Wu's military experience is the bit of experience he gained when he followed Zhang Er, as for commanding the army with real swords and guns, Zhao Wu really has never had it.

According to Zhao Wu's thoughts, in this battle against Qin, the Changsha army will still focus on stability, and set up camp along the exit of Dongting Lake and Xiangshui in an upright manner. If the Qin army wants to attack the capital of Changsha, it must first occupy the passage of Xiangshui. And as the defending side, it has the advantages of terrain and human harmony. It can't be said that it has achieved great results against the Qin army that came from afar and has insufficient troops. At least if it takes time and money, the Changsha army has the upper hand.

However, when Wu Feng was about to leave Changsha, he promised well, and as soon as he was far away from the shackles, he immediately assumed the aura of the future king of Changsha, and criticized Zhao Wu's opinion as worthless.

Fear the enemy like a tiger.

These are still nice words for a cowardly person. The most embarrassing thing is that Wu Feng decided to divide his troops into two groups and ambush the Qin army. What was left for Zhao Wu was a small fleet of about [-] ships.

"General Zhao, this king left you some more warships, don't you want to disappoint this king's kindness?" Wu Feng complacently set off to Dongting Lake in a large boat, making Zhao Wu helplessly look at his hands The old, weak and remnant soldiers below were helpless.

The sound of war drums ahead is getting closer and closer.

Zhao Wu became more and more restless.

For this expedition, Zhang Ao and Guan Gao were in Changsha, and the hard task of commanding the army was handed over to Zhao Wu. According to Zhang Ao, with Zhao Wu watching, if Wu Feng messed up, he could always make up for it. However, with Wu Feng's arrogant and arrogant temper, how could he listen to Zhao Wu's persuasion.

"Quickly go and find out whether Qin Man has retreated?" Zhao Wu hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't bear his temper, and ordered.

Before Zhao Wu finished speaking, he heard some soldiers yelling in panic: "It's not good, Qin Manzi came here?"

"What, the Qin army is coming towards us. How is this possible? After hearing that they are surrounded, they should have no fighting spirit. They should turn around and retreat—!" Zhao Wu was shocked.

"Hurry up, gather the soldiers and prepare for the battle!"

After the Changsha army was in a hurry, they finally gathered a seemingly large team, but this navy army looked a bit awkward no matter how you looked at it.

Hundreds of ships.

But there are almost no enemies who can defeat the Qin army's Mengchong warship.Not to mention the tall and thick building boats.

The weapons of the sailors in Changsha are also varied. Some soldiers are holding harpoons that they used to go fishing. Although they are used to it, the harpoons are just ordinary wooden handles with bronze forks. It cannot be compared with the standard weapons of the Qin army. Moreover, with the perfection of the iron making technology of the Qin army, not only the frontier soldiers on the northern border, but even the sailors in the south began to change their weapons.

The iron halberd tip and the extremely sharp forged blade, these technical advantages made the Changsha army's few advantages disappear in close combat.

"boom!"

Amidst the yelling and shouting of the generals on both sides, the two warships clashed at high speed, and then collided violently. The soldiers of the Qin army on the rushing ship fell backwards under the action of inertia, but, They were obviously prepared for a collision of this magnitude. In the five-member Qin army, there was a rope tied around their waists, and the other end of the rope was tightly tied to the hard wood on the side of the ship. .

"Cut the rope and kill the enemy!" A pale-faced Qin Jun led a hoarse voice, drew out his iron sword and slashed down.

Hearing his yell, more than a hundred Qin army sailors on the Mengchong ship reacted quickly one by one, released their restraints one after another, and jumped towards the Changsha army warship in front of them desperately.

The Qin army was fierce.

Qin Chuan's collision with the corner was extremely hard.

During the collision between the two ships, the Changsha army warship, which did not increase in speed and was not as big as it was, was seriously damaged. Rescuing the injured companion has no intention of responding to the Qin army jumping overboard to attack.

Be prepared for battle and unprepared.

One can imagine the result of using soldiers who have undergone systematic water combat training to deal with the young men who were just recruited in a hurry.

General Zhao Wu of the Changsha Army stared dumbfounded at the chaotic formation of his side, and was speechless for a moment. He never imagined that after only one round of close combat, his seemingly solid defensive formation would become fragmented. (to be continued..)