The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1337
At this time, Liu Yin has arrived at Luo County on the bank of the Miluo River. From here, he will send news to the north of the river, so he no longer needs to detour to Jiaozhou South Middle School across thousands of rivers and mountains. The order was delivered to Jiangbei accurately.

Fu Qian has been waiting for Liu Yin's order in Xiangyang for a long time. After Liu Yin sent troops to the south in the first month of the lunar year, Fu Qian has been fighting hard in Xiangyang, waiting for news from Liu Yin.

The first news that came back was that Liu Yin led his army into Jiaozhou smoothly, and then there was a serious delay in the transmission of the news. After all, no matter how fast the post horse was, it was thousands of miles away. The last news Bian got was that Liu Yin had conquered Panyu and captured Nanhai County. The next day, Fu Qian received the news that Liu Yin had arrived at the Miluo River.

The news that came back through the secret work hidden in Jiangdong brought the news that Fu Chen had been looking forward to. He had been waiting for half a year in Xiangyang, and he did not dare to relax for a moment. Now it is finally time to send troops. Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately sent orders to the other five groups of troops, agreeing that on the first day of the seventh month in the sixth year of Xingguo, the six groups of soldiers and horses would go out together to attack Wu.

The six soldiers and horses were arranged by Liu Yin as early as half a year ago. The personnel, weapons, supplies, food and grass had already been properly prepared, and everything was ready, waiting for Liu Yin's order.

Although this order came late, after receiving the order, all the soldiers and horses of the Han army were full of energy, high in fighting spirit, and extremely strong in their desire to fight.

Whether it is the leading generals or ordinary soldiers, they all know in their hearts that this will be the last battle that will determine the general situation of the world. After this battle, it is very likely that the world will be unified and peaceful from now on. This will undoubtedly be their The last battle is also their last chance to gain military merit. In the next few decades, it is very likely that there will be no more battles. As soldiers, they will also fight for the country for the last time.

This expedition to the state of Wu will also be Ji Han's largest number of troops. The Seventh Route Army will mobilize a total of 28 horses.

The first army, with three armies of 5000 troops led by former general Huang Chong, marched from Xiapi, Xuzhou to Xuzhong; Marching in the direction of Shouchun; the third army, led by the left general Qianhong, led two armies of 5000 horses, and marched from Runan to Yiyang; Send troops to march towards Wuchang; the fifth route is Hushi General Fu Qian leading an army of 3 troops from Xiangyang to Jiangling;

The soldiers and horses of the six routes came out together, and the gold and iron horses swallowed thousands of miles with anger.

When the news spread to Jianye, the whole country was shocked by Soochow.Sun Yu, the Lord of Wu, panicked and hurriedly summoned all the ministers to discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy.

Situ He Zhi said: "Now the Shu Han army is powerful, and our army is invincible. I think that we should withdraw the troops from the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, retreat to the Yangtze River, rely on the Yangtze River defense line, and stick to Jianye."

Prime Minister Zuo Lu Ji said: "No! There was a saying in the past that if we guard the Jianghuai, we must guard the Huaihe River. If we easily give up the Jianghuai River, the Shu people will be able to drive straight down and drink horses to the Yangtze River. , we will have no depth to speak of, and the defeat will not be long. The minister dared to ask for orders to go out of the town of Niuzhu and lead the Huainan army to resist the Shu army."

He Zhi said worriedly: "Now that Jingnan has been lost, Liu Yin personally leads troops to occupy Changsha, and the danger of the Yangtze River is no longer there. If Prime Minister Zuo sends troops to Jiangbei again, and if Liu Yin attacks from the east, how will he deal with it?"

Prime Minister Lu Yun said: "Jingzhou is still guarded by the Governor of Zhou, so there is no need to worry about it. I think that the west Chaisang Pass in Poyang is the most important. I would like to go to Chaisang in person to prevent the Shu people from advancing eastward."

Sun Yu was overjoyed, and immediately decreed that the left prime minister, Lu Ji, would be the governor of Zhendong, to control the people and horses in Huainan and Jiangdong. Soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Jingzhou guarded Baqiu.

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Wang Jun practiced the navy day and night in Yong'an. Although he didn't wait for the order to go out, he never slacked off and kept the navy's fighting spirit high.

The Yong'an water battle was the first battle between the Jihan water army and the Soochow water army. This battle also demonstrated the prestige and morale of the Jihan water army. You must know that the Soochow water army claims to be invincible in the world, but it was defeated in Yong'an. This greatly improved the morale of the Han army. Facing the upcoming battle against Wu, Ji Han's navy has always maintained a high fighting spirit.

Wang Jun knew very well that the Han army in the water battle in Yong'an did not rely on the combat power of the water army or the ferocity of firearms. In terms of the combat power of the water army alone, the Han army, which has just been formed for only a few years and has not experienced a decent battle, cannot be the East in any case. The opponent of Wu Shuijun, but the firearm invented by Liu Yin has the power to turn decay into magic, destroying the invincible myth of Soochow Shuijun in one fell swoop.

In the ensuing battle against Wu, the greatest reliance of the Han army naturally came from this mighty firearm. Wang Jun has been paying close attention to the training of the gunpowder crossbow to further improve the hit rate of the gunpowder crossbow. In the coming battle, the gunpowder crossbow will inevitably show its power and completely bury the Soochow navy.

After receiving the order to set off, Wang Jun immediately ordered the troops to prepare to set sail on the first day of July.

In fact, the navy has already been waiting for the first day of the seventh month, ready to go out at any time, but the order from above was to send troops on the first day of July, and Wang Jun did not dare to advance or postpone it. When the first day of July came, Wang Jun gave an order, Thousands of sails of Ji Han's water army raced to the east.

The first difficulty faced by the navy after its expedition was not the Soochow navy, but the gorge waterway with many rapids and dangerous shoals. For this reason, Wang Jun had sent sailors to scout for many times along the river, and drew a detailed map. The route map, where there are dangerous shoals, where there are reefs, and where is navigable, is clearly marked one by one. Each ship gets a copy of the navigation map and sails according to the map.

It is also said that the weather is helping each other. When the Han army sent troops, it was facing a flood in the Yangtze River, and the water volume soared. Many dangerous beaches and reefs were submerged. This undoubtedly provided convenience for the Han army's navigation.

The Han army went all the way down the river and passed through Kuitang Gorge and Wu Gorge unimpeded. Among the Three Gorges, only Xiling Gorge remained.

At this time, the previous ship reported: "The people of Wu built iron cables in the Xiling Gorge, and the Hengjiang River intercepted them. They also set up iron pillars in the water to block our army's passage."

(End of this chapter)