Chapter 345: Forcibly crossing the river
Since the outbreak of the Great War, Sun Quan has arrived in Jingzhou with all the elite troops in the country. Zhu Zhi was originally transporting grain, but he was also left behind in Anlu.
It was really Wang Wei and others who robbed the waterway and couldn't get through.
And across the river, there are two Jiangxias. Jiang Wan was in the north, with 40,000 or 50,000 elite soldiers. Zhu Zhi is in the south, and there are 30,000 sailors.
Although the two families are facing each other across the bank, the water village is not facing each other, and the distance is quite far.
Late last night, Zhu Zhi dispatched troops, but the people in Jiangbei didn't know. But after dawn, Zhu Zhi personally led the water army, marched upstream, and settled on the south bank of Wangwei Water Village on the north bank.
The two trolls began a formal confrontation.
But as Zhu Zhi said, Jiang Wan has a lot of soldiers, and the Jiangxia area is a plain terrain, and there are many places where you can cross the river, and you can divide your troops to cross the river.
But forcibly crossing the river also requires conditions, and this condition is that Ma Liang has already killed the mouth of the oil river and dragged Sun Quan's 10,000 sailors at the mouth of the oil river.
Guan Pingjin forced Sun Quan's Jiangbei camp, dragging Sun Quan back to some of his energy. If Sun Quan has spare strength, the navy will ride the wind and waves from the upstream to kill Jiangxia.
With the water army rampant on the river, Jiang Wan did not dare to cross the river.
Interlocking. Maleonn was the first and most important person to make a move.
At this moment, the person sent by Ma Liang to secretly deliver the news has not yet seen Wang Wei. But Zhu Zhi's large-scale military operation, Wang Wei also guessed it.
Jiangbei Guanjun Water Village.
Wang Wei and Huang Zhong were wearing robes, their hands on the hilt of their swords, and they were draped in a big hat, facing the river breeze to watch the situation on the south bank. It can be clearly seen that Zhu Zhi built a water village on the south bank.
"It seems that Maleonn has already acted. The general was watching here, and I went back to the camp and wrote to Jiang Changshi. Ask him to send an elite army to the south to discuss crossing the river. ”
Seeing that Wang Wei had a judgment, he ordered Huang Zhong, then went down to the water village, went to the big tent, and after writing the letter, he ordered his soldiers to send it to Anlu quickly.
And less than half an hour after Wang Wei delivered the news, the people sent by Ma Liang also entered Wang Wei's water village. proved Wang Wei's judgment.
Anlu.
By the time the news reached An Lu, it was already dark. Jiang Wan had just eaten dinner and was about to go to the study to look at the scrolls.
On the way, a small official sent a letter from Wang Wei. Jiang Wan tightened the big puff on his body, opened the silk cloth to watch, his face remained unchanged, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally it happened.
Ma Jichang.
The wait was hard, but after it happened, it was easy.
Jiang Wan put away the silk cloth and said to the little official: "Order Chen Lan, Lei Xu, Deng Fang, and the order to go to my headquarters, repair it tonight, and pull out the camp tomorrow." Go south. Ordered Cao Lusong to stay in Jiangxia and supply the front army with food. ”
Jiang Wan's long history is finally going to end with his sleeves rolled up in person.
"No." The little official answered the promise and went down to give the order. Early the next morning, Jiang Wan asked Gongcao Lu Song to stay in Anlu, and he didn't take a car, but rode directly on horseback, led dozens of people to the barracks, and joined his own people, as well as Chen Lan, Lei Xu, and Deng Fang's three generals, and the army went south to join Wang Wei.
Arrived in Jiangbei before dark and set up camp. Jiang Wan took Deng Fang, Chen Lan, and Lei Xu to see Wang Wei, Huang Zhong, Liao Hua, and Ding Feng in the water village.
"Jiang Changshi."
Generals such as Wang Wei and Huang Zhong also greeted Jiang Wan outside the tent, and the two sides talked for a while and entered the account together. Jiang Wan also sat down on the throne in the north, and the generals sat separately.
"How's the news on the South Shore?" After Jiang Wan sat down, he asked.
"Zhu Zhi ordered Zhu Ran to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to guard Xiling. Ordered Zhuge Jin to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to garrison Exian. He led 20,000 sailors in the water village. ”
Wang Wei replied.
This is the news that the spy only came from today.
"Sure enough, it's guarding Xiling and Exian." Although it was expected, Jiang Wan couldn't help frowning. Sun Quan asked Gu Yong to be the Taishou of Changsha and ordered He Qi to guard Changsha, which was really a second move.
If Ma Liang can occupy Changsha, he will also occupy it. Then Sun Quan's retreat is only one road left in Youjiangkou, Xiling, and Exian.
If this is the case, he can storm Xiling at all costs, set up heavy troops, and cut off Sun Quan's way back.
Now if Sun Quan retires, he can take Jiangxia Road or Changsha Road.
Jiang Wan thought for a while, looked up and said to Deng Fang: "Deng Sima, your department will cross the river by boat tomorrow." To the north of Xiling City, if the defender Zhu Ran led his troops to attack half-crossing. You will defeat it, will you? ”
"If Zhu Ran dares to go out of the city, he will swallow it." Deng Fang was very confident and got up to answer the order.
But it's not bragging, a piece of Chen Zhi's soldiers and horses are all gathered by Gan Ning, Zhang Fei, and Wei Yan's old department, the soldiers and horses are the most elite, and the armor rate is extremely high.
Second, Deng Fang is indeed not a simple person. Historically, Liu Bei entered Sichuan and set up the post of governor of Nanzhong.
The second governor of the capital was Li Hui, and the first was this Deng Fang. If he is not capable, can Liu Bei let it be?
Under the strong army and strong generals, Zhu Ran led the army to attack it halfway, even if he could not win, he could lose both with the other party. And Zhu Ran only has 5,000 elite soldiers, if he relies on the light, then Xiling City will belong to the Guan family.
Jiang Wan was extremely satisfied when he saw Deng Fang like this, and praised again: "The general is majestic. Then, Jiang Wan dispatched troops and generals non-stop, and said to Wang Wei, Huang Zhong, Liao Hua, and Ding Feng: "Tomorrow Deng Sima forcibly crosses the river, and Zhu Zhi will inevitably lead the naval army to block it." The four generals led the naval army to fight against Zhu Zhi to cover and be undefeated. ”
"No."
Wang Wei, Huang Zhong, Liao Hua, and Ding Feng all responded and took the order. Then, Jiang Wan ordered to stop again, and said: "Deng Sima will either gain a foothold on the south bank, or lure Zhu Ran to attack him half-crossing, and then defeat him and enter Xiling City." If you enter Xiling City, you don't need to mention it. If Zhu Ran did not attack, Deng Sima would hold his foothold, and I crossed the river with General Chen and General Lei, and captured Shunshan City, gathered nearby grain and grass as a foothold, and then joined forces to attack Xiling. As long as Xiling is laid, Jiangdong will inevitably shake. If Shanyue can raise troops to rebel, Sun Quan will inevitably retreat. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen. It's a matter of success or failure. Hope for encouragement. In the end, Jiang Wan couldn't help but be excited, and he stood up from his seat, showing his edge.
"No." All the generals stood up in unison and promised.
There were also many ships on the Guanjia side, not only warships, but also large civilian ships. It is not difficult to transport soldiers with a little food.
Early the next morning, Deng Fang led more than 5,000 of the most elite Chen to the elite troops of the institute and boarded the ship first. Go to the ferry port north of Xiling City.
Secondly, Wang Wei led Huang Zhong, Liao Hua, Ding Feng and other water armies down the river to kill Zhu Zhishui Village.
The mobilization of soldiers and horses is just like Jiang Wan's order last night.
And Wang Wei, Huang Zhong, Ding Feng, Liao Hua and others have a total of 20,000 or 30,000 sailors, thousands of warships, and it takes a long time for the warships to enter and exit when the water village is open.
In addition, Deng Fang led the elite infantry army first. Zhu Zhi on the south bank is not blind, so he naturally got the news.
After Zhu Zhi got the news, he ordered the navy to drive the warship out of the water village to line up, and to fight fiercely with Wang Wei and others. This time is not the last mission to escort the grain.
If it is an upright contest of the navy, even if there are fewer soldiers, Zhu Zhi is not afraid.
After giving the order, Zhu Zhi put on his armor, put on a big coat, and pressed his sword to climb the water village to watch the situation in Jiangbei. The news was summarized, and soon Zhu Zhi knew that someone in Jiangbei was taking a boat and going to the north ferry port of Xiling City.
Zhu Zhi frowned, quite worried that his son Zhu Ran was young and vigorous, and couldn't help but attack. He instructed the soldiers around him and said, "Go and tell General Zhu." The other party sent troops to force the crossing, and the vanguard was bound to be elite. He has few soldiers and cannot be moved lightly, and the garrison of Xiling City is a great achievement. ”
"No."
The soldier answered the promise and immediately went down to give the order.
Soon after, Wang Wei, Huang Zhong, Ding Feng, Liao Hua and others in Jiangbei were almost lined up, and they set out against the wind, and in the noise of drumming, they killed towards Zhuzhi Water Village.
And Zhu Zhi's naval warships have also been lined up.
Zhu Zhi got down from the water village, boarded a warship, stood on the bow of the ship, pulled out the long sword at his waist, and shouted: "Kill !!! Defeat the opponent's water army, Guan Yu is finished. ”
In a sense, Zhu Zhi is right. If there is no navy, the Yangtze River would be Sun Quan's.
The quickest and easiest to defeat the Guan family was actually this naval battle.
"Knock !!!!!!"
Zhu Zhi's army was all killed, but there were still a few soldiers who were in charge of the military drums, and the soldiers waved their drumsticks, and the drums shook and roared.
Today, the Yangtze River is calm and calm, which is suitable for fighting.
The Northern Guanping Army.
Huang Zhong, Ding Feng, and Liao incarnated as war generals, each leading the warship in front, forming a trifurcation. Wang Wei, as the commander-in-chief, led the troops behind, and pressed his sword on a ship.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!" Although the wind and waves were calm, the warships were rampant, but they also brought flags flying and hunting.
Wang Wei looked ahead and saw Zhu Zhi fighting his water army, and the drums in the water village shook the sky. I was also inexplicably excited.
"We are covering Deng Fang's crossing of the river, and Zhu Zhi wants to defeat us. On the other hand, if we defeat Zhu Zhi, only Zhu Ran and Zhuge Jin's 5,000 elite soldiers will not be able to defend Xiling City and Exian County. ”
Wang Wei clenched his fists, and reason told him that he shouldn't take such a risk. Although our navy has a large number of thousands of troops, the Jiangdong navy is also more elite.
The navy is not fighting with iron armor, and there are very few soldiers in the navy wearing iron armor, because after falling into the water, dozens of pounds of iron armor are fatal.
The Guan family's army and armor ratio are better than the Jiangdong soldiers, but in terms of the navy, they are really inferior to the Jiangdong soldiers.
And the Guan family only has their group of sailors, if they are defeated and destroyed. Not to mention the failure of the local war, the subsequent war is basically over.
It is Ma Liang in Jingnan, separated by the Yangtze River, and is a lonely army. Sooner or later, it will be wiped out by Sun Quan. So Wang Wei's main task is to cover.
But sometimes cover, but also get bogged down.
It becomes a decisive battle. Therefore, a decisive battle at the beginning is not considered a disobedience to the order.
"It just so happens that I want to fight too. When the narrow road meets, the brave wins. I'm a big general, are you still afraid that you won't succeed? Wang Wei's blood was boiling. Then he waved his hand and shouted: "Chao Huangzhong, Liao Hua, and Ding Feng will show the battle flag and tell them that they will fight with Zhu Zhi." ”