Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 453 Battle of Chibi ([-])

In the second year of Kaiping, Luo Zheng led an expedition of [-] troops to Koryo and the Sanhan tribes and returned victorious.

In the third year of Kaiping, the large-scale navy was trained, and the time for the southern expedition was ripe.

Chang'an, Qiande Palace.

As soon as the court meeting started, Zhongshu ordered Jia Xu to come out to play and said: "Your Majesty, I have this to play!"

Luo Zhengdao: "What's the matter with Ai Qing?"

Jia Xu said: "At present, the states under the imperial court are healthy and peaceful every year. They have been prosperous year after year, and their soldiers are strong. The civil and military officers and soldiers of the Manchu Dynasty and the three armies are looking forward to returning to work like nectar. The time for the Southern Expedition has come. Please send troops to wipe out grandson Liu, Dingding will do it."

Luo Zheng looked around the crowd and asked: "What do you think?"

All the officials said in unison: "Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to wipe out Sun Liu!"

Luo Zheng immediately took the case and said: "Okay, since all the ministers think that the time for the Southern Expedition has come, then pass on my oral order and order all the troops and horses to rush to Wulin to gather before May, and the officials of all ministries will allocate money, food and materials to prepare for the Southern Expedition !"

"According to the order!"

All the ministers responded in unison.

The mobilization of millions of soldiers and horses naturally cannot be concealed from the secret agents of Wu and Han lurking in various places.

When the news spread to Jiangdong and Jingnan, Sun Quan and Liu Bei were all shocked and actively discussed countermeasures. Compared with Liu Bei's subordinates who mainly resisted with force, the officials of Eastern Wu had differences. Ten thousand army, and the total number of soldiers and horses of Dongwu's land and water is only more than [-]. The difference in strength is too great, and there is no chance of winning at all.

It is better to surrender early than to die together.

The military generals headed by Lu Su, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, etc. strongly advocated uniting with Han to fight against Gan, believing that Wu and Han had the advantage of the water army, and although the Xigan water army had 20 people, it was not as elite as the Wu and Han water army. .

As long as the Xigan water army is defeated and the river is blocked, can Xigan's army of tens of millions be able to run across the river on horseback?
The surrender faction and the combat faction quarreled in court, and no one could convince the other.

Of course Sun Quan didn't want to surrender, he had already heard the secret anger, let out a cold snort, and left the hall with a flick of his sleeves, leaving behind a group of courtiers who looked at each other in dismay, this matter was just put aside, and no one proposed to surrender.

At the beginning of May, the Jingxiang, Huainan, Zhongyuan, and Hebei four garrison camps totaled 80 garrison troops and the [-] western troops from the western suburbs of Chang'an rushed to Jiangxia and set up camps in the Wulin area. Spectacular.

In mid-May, Qiandi Luo Zheng personally led [-] elite cavalry and [-] imperial cavalry to march to Wulin.

The news spread to Jiangdong, and Zhang Zhao, the Situ of the Wu State, risked his life to remonstrate again.

"His Majesty!"

Zhang Zhao paused for the first time and said: "Now Xigan is attacking with a million troops. The troops are huge and irresistible. They are for the Jiangdong gentry and millions of people. I think that your majesty should send a letter to the whole clan as soon as possible. And Jiangdong Wanmin!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Kui, Lu Ji and others went out to support the proposal one after another, advocating surrender.

Sun Quan was furious, but he didn't want to show it. Instead, he asked all the ministers, "What do you think?"

Lu Su winked, and Lu Meng immediately came out and said loudly: "Master Situ, why do you want to spoil your own prestige with others? Although there are millions of soldiers, our army has the advantage of rivers and waters. As long as we defeat the Xigan water army, can the army be defeated?" It is impossible to gallop a horse across the river. At this time of crisis, I implore Your Majesty to tell the three armies to fight to the death with the Gan army and never surrender and betray the country!"

"you……"

Zhang Zhao's face changed, and he was furious.

Surrender is nothing, but the word 'traitor' is a bit garish.

The rest of the civil servants also changed their expressions and glared at Lu Meng.

"enough!"

Sun Quan let out a yell, cut off Zhang Zhao's words, and jumped up at the table, drew his sword and slashed off a corner of the table, and yelled sharply: "I have made up my mind, and I want to fight to the death with the Qian army. All your lords, hurry up and prepare for the battle." , if there are any counselors, it should be the same as this case!"

All the officials remained silent, and no one dared to persuade them.

Since Sun Quan took over from his elder brother Soochow, he has always been amiable, and he has never made such a big fuss.

After a long time, the ministers felt that Sun Quan lacked courage.

If Sun Ce was still alive, no one would dare to persuade Sun Ce to surrender without a fight.

Compared with Sun Ce, Sun Quan's prestige is indeed inferior. After all, Jiangdong's foundation was laid by Sun Ce, and Sun Quan is just a successor. Without great military achievements, how can he subdue the courtiers who followed Sun Ce to conquer the country.

No one expected that Sun Quan would dare to fight to the death with the Gan army. No one expected that Sun Quan would have such courage.

Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hu, Lu Ji and other main surrender factions were all suppressed, and they dared not speak for a while.

"Retreat!"

With a wave of his hand, Sun Quan turned into the back hall.

Baiguan, you looked at me, looked at each other for a while, and then dispersed, and went to prepare for the battle.

In Wulin, nearly a million soldiers camped on the north bank of the river. The tens of miles of riverside are densely packed with military tents everywhere. You can’t see the side at a glance. From the front camp to the back camp, it takes half a day to run even on horseback. .

Wulin was originally a small town, but now it has become an important military town.

The Jingzhou navy had built a water village here before, but the base camp of the Jingzhou navy was in Chibi across the river, and Wulin was only used as a spare pier, which was very simple, not even as good as the Jiangling navy Dazhai.

After Luo Zheng drove Liu Bei to Jingnan, he ordered Gan Ning to train the water army. After Gan Ning conducted field surveys, he built the headquarters of the Jingzhou water army in Wulin. A super water village was built in Hong Kong.

Almost all of the [-]-mile river bank up and down Wulin has been built as a wharf.

And a huge super water village on the river is the real base camp of the Xigan Navy.

In the past few years, the Wu and Han water armies have come to attack from time to time, trying to destroy the Xigan water army's stronghold, but they have not been able to get cheap.

On the surface of the river, on a sentry tower more than ten meters high, Luo Zheng, accompanied by the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, was personally observing the naval village.

Similar to this kind of sentry tower more than ten meters high, there are no less than a hundred in the entire water village. On each sentry tower, there are warning towers, beacon towers and naval soldiers on duty. impossible.

"Good, very good!"

Luo Zheng nodded again and again, and the officials were also full of praise.

I don't want to think that the navy has such a weather in just a few years.

Even if the water armies of Wu and Han cannot be eliminated on the river, as long as one million troops can be sent across the river, the task of the water army will be considered complete. By then, with the weak national strength of Wu and Han and more than [-] soldiers, what can be used to stop the army? Be the teacher of millions of tigers and wolves.

"How much do I have to do with such a building?"

Luo Zheng glanced at it, and suddenly pointed to a building boat that was docked not far away.

Gan Ning replied: "Your Majesty, I have fifty three-deck ships of this kind, which can carry 3000 people, and two hundred smaller double-deck ships, which can carry 2000 people." , and the remaining Mengchong and Doujuan number in the thousands."

(End of this chapter)