The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 532 Sweeping Like a Rolling Mat ([-])
In October 277 AD, Du Yu swore an oath in Wancheng, Nanyang County, and started Ji Han's conquest of Soochow.

The 15 troops went all the way south, passed Xinye, went down to Deng County, and arrived in Xiangyang very smoothly.

Needless to say about the historical status of this city, the north and the south have always faced each other, and the south can keep half of the country by keeping Xiangyang.If Xiangyang is lost...think about the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations, it really fell apart in an instant.

This place in Xiangyang, in the period of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, was the place where the Han River met many rivers such as Yushui and Bishui.Not to mention the dense water network, the Han River is fed by many rivers here, the water volume suddenly increases, and the river surface becomes wider.Soochow's water army can go straight up the Han River and garrison this section of the river.

To the north of the Han River is Fancheng.South of the Han River is Xiangyang.Moreover, when the Han River with abundant water flowed through here, it made a big bend.It wraps Xiangyang in the south, thus forming a peninsula.This kind of terrain really doesn't benefit too much for the defensive side (Hechuan Diaoyucheng, the terrain where the God's Whip was broken, is also such a peninsula terrain).

Therefore, from this aspect.Sun Hao was right not to give up Xiangyang: Xiangyang is really important to the southern forces.With the Twin Cities of Xiangfan in hand, the northern army wanted to go south. If they didn't take this place, their battlefield would be confined to the Han River Basin.For the Yangtze River, the lifeblood of the south, there is no threat.

"General Qi, the vanguard of our army has arrived at the foot of Fancheng. There is a large Dongwu garrison in the city. Looking at its flag, the defender should be Lu Mu and Lu Jiyang."

"Hehehe, the Minister of Rites asked Sun Yuanzong to hand over Lu Jiyang in Jianye back then, as the price for my big man to return Sun Wu's clan. Well, that time should have frightened Lu Jiyang. Therefore, anyone may surrender, just Lu The family members will not surrender. This Sun Yuanzong is still wise."

This time the vanguard of the Han army was Huo Zai's son Huo Biao.This is the first time he has worked under the command of a former general of the Jin State.I am extremely uncomfortable with Du Yu's style of not directly discussing the matter, but going far away.But after all, he is his current immediate boss, so it's not easy to force him directly at this moment.

"General, the last general has already sent someone to dig a trench outside Fancheng. Unfortunately, the groundwater here is too shallow, and a lot of groundwater gushes out within less than a foot of soil. Therefore, in the past, I was a big man in Luoyang. The trench siege of the city is probably useless."

"Well, most of the geography in the south is like this. It seems that the method of siege and siege by Da Sima in the past seems to be mostly useless."

"Then general, how should we break the city?"

"Break the city? Why did you want to break the city?"

"Then general, if we don't destroy this city, is it possible that we can directly cross the Han River and go down? But this food road?"

"Hehehe." Similarly, this was also the first time Du Yu led Ji Han's soldiers into battle.In the Jin Dynasty, the superiority and inferiority of the superior and inferior were extremely obvious, and the commander basically did not need to explain when he issued an order.The low-level generals and soldiers below can only bury their heads in execution.

As for Ji Han, due to the weak national strength in the past, it is very important for the generals to be single-minded.Therefore, starting from Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, Guan Yi, and leading troops in battle, they must communicate with their subordinates and generals as much as possible to clarify the matter.

What's more, the current Huo Biao is the son of Huo Zai, the second person in the Da Sima Mansion.

"General Zhonglang, let me ask you. How wide is the Han River?"

"The area near Xiangyang is wider, about two thousand feet. Thirty miles upstream of Xiangyang, there is a very narrow river surface, only about a hundred feet."

"So, as long as our army sets up a trebuchet in the narrow part of the river, Wu Gou's navy will not dare to approach it. In this way, our army can cross the river safely."

"The general is right. But after our army crosses the river, where is the grain?"

"Hehehe, Fancheng is a small city after all, and it can accommodate at most 5 to [-] soldiers. I have allocated [-] people to station at the foot of Fancheng, so what can Lu Jiyang do to me?"

"Our army's strength is far superior to that of the enemy, so it's appropriate to do so. It's just after our army crosses the river?"

"After crossing the river, our army will naturally go to take Xiangyang. Xiangyang is a big city, and it is much more difficult for the enemy to defend it. Isn't it much easier than just attacking Fancheng? If Xiangyang is captured, how can Fancheng survive alone?"

"That's the truth, so there will be no objection in the end."

"Well, the general will allocate 5 people to General Zhonglang, and you will take care of Fancheng for the general?"

"The last general takes orders!"

On the third day of October, Du Yu and Huo Biao split up.Then go west along the Han River, and after walking for about [-] miles, a pontoon bridge is erected at a place where the river is narrow and the range of the trebuchet can be fully covered.The [-] troops crossed the Han River safely.

Then, Du Yu led his army back east and arrived at the city of Xiangyang on the fifth day of October.

As the bridgehead for Cao Wei to resist the hostile forces in the south for decades, Xiangyang can certainly be regarded as a city with high walls and deep walls.

It was Lu Shu's son Lu Mu, who was only 25 years old, who was sitting in Xiangyang at this time.

According to Sun Hao's deployment, there are a total of 5 national troops in Xiangfan and Fanshan.Among them, [-] sailors lie across the Han River to ensure the traffic between the two cities on both sides of the Han River.For the remaining infantry, Lu Mu led [-] Soochow national troops and [-] Lu family private soldiers to defend Fancheng.On Lu Mu's side, there were only [-] national troops and [-] Lu family private soldiers.

Of the two young men, one dared not surrender because his ancestors attacked Guan Yu.One was unwilling to surrender because his father died extremely tragically in Fuling County.Therefore, Sun Hao was very relieved to put them on the front line, because he liked their firm will to resist.

Unfortunately, it is young people after all.Facing a scheming guy like Du Yu.Just a simple roundabout side attack made most of the army of this corps useless.

On the fourth day of October, after Du Yu's vanguard crossed the Han River, he immediately dispatched a plate-armored spearman and a light cavalry to rush forward and quickly occupied the beachhead in the north of Xiangyang City: I really can't control the material and military strength on the Han River. contacts.But if your soldiers from Fancheng want to come to support Xiangyang, please fight a landing battle first!

Landing battle?From the death of Sun Ce, especially after the death of Zhou Yu.The combat power of Soochow's infantry and cavalry continued to decline.Not to mention that the soldiers under Lu Mu and Lu Mu's hands, except for the private soldiers of their own family, most of them were recruits who had never seen blood.

"Hahaha~~ These two scorpions. The general originally thought that it would take at least two or three months to take down Xiangfan. Now it seems that they will be taken down within October! Come, send an order! One hundred thousand troops, Send out 2 people to garrison the tidal flats on the south bank of the Han River, and the remaining 8 people will attack from the four gates of Xiangyang!"

"Here!"

On the sixth day of October, after simply preparing some siege equipment, Du Yu commanded the Han army to start the most unskilled siege.

Xiangyang is too big, and when the 2 defenders are surrounded by enemies, the dilemma of insufficient troops is suddenly highlighted.As a result, it was only the first day of attacking the city, and the Han army successfully reached the top of the city.

Under the leadership of Lu Mu, the Lu family's private soldiers and some Soochow soldiers fought tenaciously in the street.But such resistance is futile.By the night of the sixth day, the fighting in Xiangyang had completely stopped.

"General Qi, in the battle of Xiangyang, our army beheaded more than [-] enemy soldiers and captured more than [-] people. The enemy defender Lu Mu died in battle."

"Shan, send Lu Mu's head to the guard in Fancheng!"

(End of this chapter)