The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1320 The Seventh Army

Referring to the historical battle of the Jin State against Wu, Liu Yin decided to divide his troops into six groups. The first route was led by the former general Huang Chong, marching from Xuzhou Xiapi to Xuzhong, and the third route was led by the later general Jiang Bin, from Huaibei to Shou Marching in the direction of Chun, the third is led by the left general Qianhong, marching from Runan to Yiyang, the fourth is led by the right general Wang Qi, and marching from Yuzhou to Wuchang, the fifth is led by Hussar General Fu Qian, from Runan Xiangyang marched towards Jiangling, and the sixth route was led by Shi Wangjun of Yizhou, and marched from Yong'an towards Xiling.

The total strength of these six armies is 25, all of which are under the control of the Metropolitan Governor Yong Wang Liu Yin, and the date of dispatching troops has also been preliminarily determined.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Liu Yin appointed Yong Wangxiang Zhang Hua as the six-way army rescue envoy, and Chen Shou as the deputy to take charge of the food, grass, supplies and logistics of the Wu army. Liu Yin demanded that all the conquest materials must be in Xingguo At the end of the first month of the sixth year, everything will be ready, and those who delay the military aircraft will be killed without mercy.

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The Han army is intensively preparing for the attack on Wu. Due to the huge momentum, it is impossible to hide the truth. Therefore, as soon as the Han army took action, the intelligence was sent to Zhou Chu who was still in Xiling.

After the Battle of Xiling, Zhou Chu was not in a hurry to return to his division to build a career. Instead, he was stationed in Xiling and personally presided over the reconstruction and consolidation of the Xiling defense line.

Different from the blind optimism of Wu people, Zhou Chu has always maintained a clear understanding of the Battle of Xiling. In the final analysis, the Battle of Xiling was nothing more than a rebellion within Wu. Even if the Han army led by Hu Ji was defeated However, Wu's loss in this civil strife is also irreparable. For Ji Han, the loss of Hu Ji's troops is nothing more than a drop in the bucket. The change.

The Battle of Xiling was helpful to improve the morale of the Wu army, but the battle is based on strength, not just morale. No matter how high the morale is, no matter how tenacious the fighting spirit is, in the face of absolute strength, it is still inevitable to be swept away. destiny.

So at the moment when all the people in the Wu Kingdom were rejoicing and celebrating their victory, Zhou Chu was already repairing the city walls of Xiling and redeploying the defenses of Xiling.

The defeat of the Yong'an water battle did teach the proud and arrogant Wu Guo's navy a profound lesson. The Wu Guo's navy, once known as the world's number one navy, suffered heavy losses in this battle, and many warships were sunk.

What sank the warship of the Wu army was a new type of weapon that the Han army had just put into use. This gunpowder weapon was so powerful that sometimes only one gunpowder weapon was needed to sink a Mengchong warship.

You must know that the Mengchong battleship is one of the most powerful warships of the Wu army, with strong maneuverability, and this kind of warship performs most prominently on the narrow waterways and rivers.

But it was just like this that the Mengchong warship that the Wu Guoshui army relied on suffered serious damage for the first time. It is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing that a gunpowder crossbow can end a warship.

If the Yangtze River defense line is Wu's greatest reliance, and Wu's water army is the most important part of this line of defense, if Wu's water army loses its advantage over the enemy, it will be the same as the Yangtze River defense line no longer being fortified. The consequences are unimaginable.

The victory in the Battle of Xiling seems to have covered up the shadow of the defeat in the Yong'an Water Battle, but Zhou Chu did not forget it. Therefore, in the reconstruction of the Xiling defense line, how to improve the defense of the Xiling River is where Zhou Chu racked his brains.

It is impossible to rely solely on Wu's navy, and Zhou Chu needs to use his brains to block the entire Xiajiang River.

Cen Hun once played a book for Sun Hao before, which was about the latest proposition on the defense of the Xiling Gorge. Specifically, it was to build iron cables across the Xiling Gorge to intercept passing ships.Each of these iron cables has the thickness of the mouth of a bowl. If it is really used on the Xiajiang River, it will definitely improve Wu Jun's defense capabilities in the Xiajiang River.

The gorge river is full of torrents and dangerous shoals. Although the Xiling gorge is wide, the waterway that is really passable is actually very narrow. Cen Hun asked people to build a large iron vertebra, several feet long and several inches thick. Putting it into the waterway is equivalent to spreading more dangerous shoals and reefs on the waterway. The sharp cone can easily pierce the bottom of the opponent's ship, causing the opponent's ship to flood and sink.

When Sun Hao heard the report, he was very happy, and immediately arranged for the governor of Xiling, Cen An, to make iron cables and iron cones, and was ready to implement the plan.

However, after Zhou Chu succeeded in assassinating Sun Hao, Cen Hun also died immediately. Cen An has been busy with surrender matters, so the plan to tie the Yangtze River was put on hold indefinitely, and this plan was proposed by Cen Hun. At least four and a half of them were against him.

However, Zhou Chu did not oppose this plan because Cen Hun proposed it. Instead, he analyzed its reasonable factors and believed that this plan was feasible, so Tiesuo Hengjiang's plan was launched.

At the same time, Zhou Chu deployed hundreds of catapults on the banks of the Xiling Gorge. Zhou Chu believed that the Han army could rely on the new gunpowder crossbows, and Zhou Chu could use the old method to build catapults to block the narrow river. channel.

The Han army's six-way attack plan was exposed, and the Wu people were in an uproar and panicked. The Lu Han army used all cavalry and infantry, which could only be a limited threat. The only ones who could really shake the defense line of the Yangtze River were the Han army navy soldiers killed from Yizhou.

Zhou Chu strengthened his deployment in Xiling, and when the news spread back to Luoyang, Liu Yin frowned slightly when he heard that, although the troops were divided into six groups to attack Wu, the five routes to the north were all infantry and cavalry. To break through the natural danger of the Yangtze River is equal to zero, at most it is to show off its prestige north of the Yangtze River defense line and compress the living space of Wu State, which will not cause a fatal blow to Wu State at all.

The only important force that can really achieve the elimination of Wu is the navy of the West Route, and as long as they can break through the natural danger of the Xiajiang River, the entire navy of the West Route will be revitalized.

However, if Zhou Chu invests heavily in Xiling, it will have a considerable impact on Liu Yin's plan. After careful consideration, Liu Yin decides to use the Seventh Route Army plan. The defense took a heavy blow.

(End of this chapter)