Soldiers come to the world

After capturing Ruxukou, the Han army did not go north to Hefei immediately, but stopped at Ruxukou. Judging from the current power structure, the Han army is still in a weak position. There are [-] Cao Junhu in the north ready to attack, and there are [-] troops in the south. The Jiangdong navy was watching like a poisonous snake. If his army marched northward, the Jiangdong navy would block Ruxukou from behind and cut off his retreat.

There are only two strategies to break this game, either to fight Jiangdong first and disable Jiangdong, or to contain Jiangdong's backyard. Liu Jing finally chose the second strategy, and the reason is very simple. If he fights Jiangdong first, Cao Cao will never Sit back and watch, even if it is difficult to cross the south of the Yangtze River, he can still launch the Jingzhou Campaign to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

If the main force of the Han army can't give up confronting the Cao army, then they can only use surprise soldiers to set Jiangdong's backyard on fire, and the [-] troops of Lu Xun and Dinghai City are the surprise soldiers deployed by Liu Jing, and Kuaiji County is Jiangdong's backyard. Wu County.

At the same time, Liu Jing ordered Zhao Yan to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, and led five thousand troops from Chaisang to Xindu County to cooperate with Lu Xun to attack Wu County. Once the situation in Wu County was critical, it would be difficult for Jiangdong Army to cooperate with Cao Army on the Hefei battlefield It made the Han army no worries.

The main force of the [-] Han army stationed at Ruxukou. At the same time, Liu Jing ordered Gan Ning to be the front army, and led [-] water troops and [-] warships into Chaohu Lake to wipe out Cao's water power.

In the past few years, Gan Ning has been stationed in Jingzhou. He was named the captain of the navy, the Marquis of Dongxiang, the general of Zhendong, and three hundred households in the township. The army's strategy has always been in the north, and there is no war in Jingzhou, which makes Gan Ning feel like he has no merit.

This time it finally came to the battle of Hefei, which had been prepared for nearly two years. Gan Ning took a deep breath. He must make an indelible contribution in this battle, so that he can hold his head high in the Han army.

The fleet of the Han army lined up slowly in Chaohu Lake. The water surface was breezy and the waves were rippling. Although it had just entered the early summer, the weather was already very hot, and the water vapor in the lake made it even more sweltering. It will be full of fishing boats, big and small. Due to the war, most of the fishing boats in Chaohu Lake have disappeared. The Han army fleet walked for a whole morning before encountering a small fishing boat by chance.

At this time, the watchman on the mast pointed to the distance and shouted: "General, there is a fleet ahead on the right!"

Gan Ning was refreshed, and looked northeastward, and saw a few small black dots. He immediately asked loudly, "Are you sure it's the fleet?"

"It should be the fleet, I saw dozens of black spots."

This is clearly seen from a high place, Gan Ning immediately ordered: "Beat the drum and attack!"

On the surface of the water, the sound of drums was rumbling, and two hundred warships rushed to the distant fleet at full speed. A hundred-stone clipper, at an extremely fast speed, gradually caught up with Cao Jun's fleet.

This is a fleet of one hundred five-hundred-stone cargo ships loaded with [-] barrels of kerosene. According to the agreement reached between Chen Qun and Sun Quan, Cao Jun must deliver [-] barrels of kerosene and [-] kerosene to Jiangdong Army as soon as possible. food.

Food can be provided slowly, but kerosene is in a hurry. This fleet set off from Hefei, then sailed into Lishui through a small river, then went along Lishui to Liyang County, and finally sailed into the Yangtze River.

The river network in Huainan is densely covered. Ruxushui is the only big river that can carry ships over a thousand stones, but if it is a small boat, it is not necessary to use Ruxushui. There are many small rivers connecting Chaohu Lake and the Yangtze River, but most of these rivers are narrow. , can only travel a hundred stone boats at most.

The river that this fleet was going to take was a little wider, and it was a secret river that could sail a [-]-stone ship. It was located in the middle of Chaohu Lake. Seeing that they were about to enter the river, they were discovered by the Han army fleet.

Hundreds of cargo ships of the Cao army were driving desperately, but they were finally overtaken by the fast boats of the Han army. Dozens of broken rope arrows roared and shot at them, breaking the cables. , the arrow is very sharp like a shovel.

The sails and cables of the first few cargo ships were shot off, and the fleet finally stopped. More than a dozen Cao soldiers rushed out of the cabin and surrendered. These soldiers knew very well that what they were carrying was kerosene. , They will all die without a place to die. Seeing that the Han army warships are catching up and have nowhere to escape, they have no choice but to surrender.

The soldiers of the Han army jumped onto the warships one after another and drove the soldiers of the Cao army off the cargo ship. After a while, the main warship of the Han army arrived and surrounded the hundred cargo ships. The cargo ship is full of kerosene, about [-] barrels, and they are going to go down the Baihe River and enter the Yangtze River through the water."

Gan Ning also used to garrison in Chaohu Lake, and he was familiar with the nearby rivers, and he also knew that the Baixia River was a very narrow river, so he frowned, "Can a five-hundred-stone cargo ship go on the Baixia River? "

"I heard from the soldiers of Cao Jun that they have been cleared."

Gan Ning nodded. He accidentally learned a secret of Cao Jun. It turned out that Cao Jun had secretly dredged a lot of rivers. Gan Ning's expression suddenly became serious, "Where is it?"

"Please come with me, General!"

Han soldiers searched the cargo ship and found an unexpected item, which made Gan Ning nervous. He followed the general to a cargo ship and jumped onto the deck. Has been taken away.

Gan Ning walked into the cabin. Like other cargo ships, the cabin was filled with kerosene. However, half of the cabin of this ship was filled with kerosene, while the other half had several special bows and crossbows. Gan Ning recognized them at a glance. , This is exactly the weapon used by the Han army to deal with the Xiongnu cavalry - the bee crossbow, which he has seen in Chang'an.

The bee crossbow appeared on Cao Jun's cargo ship, which is unimaginable, but Gan Ning witnessed it with his own eyes.

At this time, the soldiers of the Han army found a white silk scroll from the ship and opened it. It was the pattern of making a bee crossbow. The drawing was very detailed. Gan Ning couldn't help but gasped. From one aspect, it can be seen that Cao Jun has already equipped a large number of equipment, which is a major event anyway, and must be reported to the King of Han immediately.

Gan Ning immediately ordered: "Take the cargo ship back to Ruxukou."

At noon the next day, a hundred Cao Jun cargo ships stopped on the east bank of Ruxushui. At this time, Liu Jing had received the news and led a group of civil and military officials to check.

The seizure of the [-] barrels of kerosene that Cao Jun gave to the Jiangdong Army is certainly a gratifying and congratulatory event, but Liu Jing also looked serious, with anger in his eyes. Cao Jun actually got the bee crossbow of the Han Army. How did it get out? of?

The bee crossbow, like the war horse knife, is an extremely secret of the Han army. At first, the wooden ox was also the same, but the wooden ox was used for the people, so it is normal for it to spread, but the bee crossbow is different. The Han army built a total of [-] bee crossbows. The crossbows, together with the ten bee crossbows tested, each with a number, were placed in the warehouse of the military prison, and were closely guarded by soldiers. When dealing with the Huns, none of them was lost.

So how did Cao Cao get the bee crossbow?As long as a sample of the bee crossbow is obtained, Cao Jun craftsmen have the ability to imitate it, and now they have actually drawn a blueprint, which makes Liu Jing feel annoyed.

At this time, Fa Zheng persuaded, "Your Highness, don't be too angry. If the bee crossbow is not lost, then Cao Cao must start from the craftsmen. I heard that nearly five thousand craftsmen participated in the bee crossbow. There are too many craftsmen involved." , as long as Cao Cao has the heart, he can get the blueprints from the craftsmen, and then put them together, and the bee crossbow will be leaked. This kind of secret is hard to guard against."

Liu Jing also understood in his heart that the secret of the bee crossbow was either leaked by the Military Weapons Supervisor or the Military Weapons Academy, but neither of them was possible. The only possibility was that the craftsman leaked it. It seems that Cao Cao sent more than one spy.

But what worries Liu Jing is whether Cao Cao has equipped a large number of bee crossbows?This kind of bee crossbow is extremely lethal and poses a huge threat to cavalry and siege attacks, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over his Hefei strategy.

Although he was worried, he couldn't change his plan just because of a bee crossbow. After pondering for a moment, Liu Jing said to Gan Ning: "Intensify the patrol of Chaohu Lake, and be sure to block all connections between Cao Jun and Jiangdong Army."

"Follow the order!"

Gan Ning didn't need Liu Jing to order Gan Ning to know that Cao Jun lost [-] barrels of kerosene at this time. He would not be reconciled and would continue to supply Jiangdong Army with fuel, which made Gan Ning think of a plan.

Gan Ning whispered to Liu Jing again: "Your Highness, we have captured Cao Jun's fleet, Cao Jun and Jiangdong Army must not know about it for now, why don't we just plan."

Gan Ning whispered a few words to Liu Jing, Liu Jing couldn't help laughing, "This strategy is very bold, Cao Cao may not be unaware of it! But you can take a risk, and I will leave this matter to you."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, there will be no mistakes in humble positions."

Liu Jing went ashore and asked Fazheng again, "Is there any news from Jiangdong?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is no news yet."

Liu Jing calculated the time in his mind. Judging from the time, Lu Xun's side should have launched in Kuaiji, and the [-] reinforcements led by Zhao Yan should have arrived in Xindu County. It's been a few days. Come.