People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 494: The Yangtze River
"Master, we are almost there!"

When it was bright, Xu Chen walked out on the deck. Tian Shitou immediately came up to him and excitedly told him the good news.

Life on the water for such a long time was really boring, but now they finally arrived at their destination, which made Tian Shitou feel a little better. When he spoke, his tone was full of impatience, as if he couldn't wait to get off the boat immediately.

In fact, Xu Chen felt equally uncomfortable. When he arrived at the place, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Yesterday, the navy fleet had already entered the mouth of the Yangtze River. After a day of sailing, it finally arrived at Guangling, the designated naval garrison point for this battle.

Walking onto the deck and coming to the edge of the ship, Xu Chen looked into the distance and could vaguely see many households along the coast. From time to time, there were some fishing boats moving around, but as soon as they saw the dark navy fleet of the Yellow Turbans, they fled in panic and disappeared.

At this time, looking towards the north bank is Xuanxia, ​​and looking towards the south bank is Wu. There are two worlds separated by a river, one is the past, and the other is the future...

The distance of the Yangtze River below the ships is usually only two or three miles. If the battle were fought on land, this distance would be almost the same as face-to-face combat for the two armies. However, the waterway separation is a natural barrier.

From here on the entire Yangtze River, except for some small boats of fishermen on the north bank, there is no other boat that belongs to Xuan Xia.

In other words, before today, the Yangtze River belonged to the Wu-Shu Alliance and had nothing to do with Xuanxia at all, but after today, Xu Chen must rewrite this situation.

As they drove slowly, Xu Chen soon saw that there were already a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers stationed along the north bank.

At the same time, a large number of civilians began to build ferries on the shore to accommodate thousands of ships. It would be very difficult if there were no corresponding facilities on the shore.

"Ashore!"

Of course, the huge fleet would not all flock to the Guangling port. Most of the warships were docked along the long coast in the rear. Only a naval fleet of about 100 ships led by the Youzhou was the first to approach under Xu Chen's order.

As the boat got closer, Xu Chen could already see the Yellow Turbans waiting in line at the port. In the center of the crowd, a line of generals stood upright, waiting for Xu Chen's arrival.

It was not until the Youzhou was completely close to the shore that Xu Chen could see their faces clearly.

Generals Lu Ping, Wang Dang, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and others are here, and of course, Ju Shou is also waiting by the side.

This was indeed Xuan Xia's military arrangement. Most of the main forces of the Yellow Turbans were transferred to Xuzhou to receive orders. How this battle would be fought depended on where the navy broke through, and the land army could only follow the navy.

The target of the Yellow Turban Plan was Yangzhou, which corresponds to Xuzhou and is the base camp of the Wu State.

Not long after, the gangway was lowered, and Xu Chen walked down the boat under the protection of Ma Yantian's stone. Before he stepped on the ground, Wang Dang, Lu Ping and others immediately came forward to greet him.

"Your subordinate Wang greets the leader!"

"Ju Shou greets the lord!"

Everyone saluted, and Xu Chen returned the salute with a smile. At this time, Xu Chen finally had the opportunity to feel down to earth.

It didn't take too long to get here by boat from Bohai Bay, but drifting on the sea was not pleasant after all. "I'd be sorry if you kept me waiting for a long time." He hadn't seen everyone for half a year or a year, and today was the first time they met again. Xu Chen felt a little sentimental, so he couldn't help but exchange a few pleasantries.

Everyone looked at each other and laughed.

Wang Dang glanced at the endless navy warships on the river, and his tone became excited and hurried: "We are not just waiting for the leader to come, we are also waiting for these treasures!"

Lu Ping smiled slightly: "General Wang's words are not false. Our army has suffered enough grievances these days. Now we finally don't have to be so frustrated."

Xu Chen led the way forward, and as he walked, he asked, "Well, what's going on?"

Everyone hurriedly followed, with Wang Dang leading the way. Not long after walking, they entered the camp in front.

Guangling, as the bridgehead of this battle, was where the Yellow Turban Army mainly stationed its troops. Water battle was the top priority of this battle, so the main camp was set up not far from the water.

As he was speaking, Xu Chen also noticed that as soon as the fleet docked, a large team of civilian laborers, led by the soldiers, immediately began working on the shore.

"My lord, you may not know that the Wu and Shu countries have been investigating our military deployment and know that we are about to launch an attack. They have already mobilized their navy downstream. They have repeatedly attacked us with the help of their navy, causing great trouble to our army."

It was Ju Shou who explained first. He followed Xu Chen closely and pointed to the shore, saying, "Our army originally intended to build a water fort to prepare for the arrival of our navy. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu and Guan Yu were very cunning. Whenever we sent civilians to work, they would immediately send out the navy to harass us, so that the water fort could not be built for a long time. Now we can finally work."

At this time, Zhao Yun's eyes flashed coldly: "They not only harassed our army's construction of water forts, but in fact, since they joined forces with the navy, there has been no peace along the Yangtze River in Xuanxia. Often, they can easily harass our coastal villages with only three or five ships and a hundred soldiers, and we have no means to counter them. It's really hateful!"

Taishi Ci also snorted coldly: "The rats from Jiangdong don't dare to fight openly, and they only dare to do some petty and despicable things, bah!"

Everyone talked one after another, and soon Xu Chen understood what was going on. Hearing this, he could only smile bitterly. What they said was exactly Xuan Xia's pain point before.

If the navy had not been built in advance, I am afraid that today Xuanxia would have no choice but to watch the south helplessly, except for a route from Guanzhong to Shu.

"You have been wronged, but you don't have to be afraid anymore. Our navy has arrived. If they dare to come again, they will be in big trouble!"

Xu Chen also looked back at his own navy and smiled confidently.

In fact, it was not so easy to fight against the Wu Shu navy. It was just that their own army had been beaten by the enemy for so long, and now was the time to boost morale. Naturally, Xu Chen spoke with all his confidence.

Sure enough, when Xu Chen's words reached the four states, whether it was Wang Dang and others, or the surrounding soldiers, their expressions became visibly relaxed.

The Yellow Turbans were indeed very powerful, but it had to be said that the Wu and Shu navy had beaten them so badly in recent days that many soldiers had already suffered psychological trauma. Only what Xu Chen said had the effect of making them feel instantly at ease.

If the leader says it can be done, then it can definitely be done!
The Yellow Turban soldiers could doubt anything, but regarding this matter, they had absolutely no doubt at all.

(End of this chapter)