Chapter Eighty-Nine: Rapid Pontoon
After seeing wolf smoke floating over the Chu army camp, E Jun ordered: "Order, ten warships will open the way in front, the rest of the small boats will follow behind, and the remaining forty warships will be reinforcements in the back and set off towards the Qin army camp." ”
Unlike the environment where the main camp of the Qin army was located, it could support tens of thousands of people to land for a general battle, but the riverbank where the Ejun attacked could not.
Although the defending Qin army only has 500 people, but the terrain cannot be used, and the fifty warships cannot all rush up, if they can, there is no need for the Chu army to feint to attack the Qin army camp, just kill the three hundred warships, if the three hundred warships are all full, there are tens of thousands of people.
Therefore, after observing the terrain there, Ejun arranged only ten warships, and the rest of the people were either small boats or rafts.
After the army set off, ten warships were in front, followed by a large number of small boats, down the river, and killed the Qin army.
When he was less than ten miles away from the Qin army camp, E Jun saw a wolf smoke floating above the Qin army camp, and E Jun smiled and said, "Since it has been discovered, let's go full speed." Command the sailors, speed up, and kill the Qin army at full speed. ”
"No."
With Ejun's order, the speed of the current ten sailors immediately increased by a large margin.
The speed of the wing boat is already fast, and with the acceleration down the water, the distance of less than ten miles is almost instantaneous.
I have to say that the Qin army has very little experience in fighting the naval division, and the performance of the warship is seriously underestimated, and he did not expect the speed of the Chu army's warship to be so fast.
After the Qin army found that the Chu army appeared upstream, its first reaction was to immediately organize the soldiers to attack the Chu army halfway, but the soldiers had just left the camp, and the Chu army's warships were about to be killed in front of them, so the Qin army had to withdraw to the barracks, intending to close the camp and defend it.
Seeing this, E Jun said happily: "Such a Qin army wants to hold Danshui, it is simply a fool's dream, even if our Chu army attacks Danshui, I am afraid that the Qin army will not be able to hold it." ”
Ejun Sima Qin He responded: "The north is a horse, the south is a boat, if it is about chariots and horses, the Qin army is naturally fierce, but when it comes to water warfare, it is still our Chu and Yue countries as the leader, even if it is the Qi country that also has a naval division, the water war is not the opponent of our two countries." ”
E Jun showed a look of approval on his face.
When the warship arrived at the riverbank, Ejun drew his sword and said solemnly: "Since the Qin army is closed and can't come out, how can you miss such a good opportunity." Rumors came to the army, leaving 500 people to build fortifications, and the others went with the general to challenge the Qin army. ”
Qin He arched his hand and said, "No." ”
Ejun got off the ship with the Chu army, sent 500 people to build defensive facilities, and took 300 people to challenge outside the Qin army's camp.
When the Qin army saw a Chu general with three hundred Chu troops challenging outside the camp, he had the intention to kill them all and annihilate them all, but when he thought of the countless main forces of the Chu army on the Danshui, he suddenly became like a frosted eggplant, and became a turtle with a shrunken head.
Seeing this, after showing off his might in front of the Qin army, Ejun saw that the raft of the main force of the Chu army had begun to dock, so he ordered: "Order the army, leave 3,000 people to build fortifications, and come to support at other speeds, this Qin camp will be pulled out." ”
At this time, the five thousand conscripts of the Chu army appeared on the opposite bank, already ready with planks.
As soon as Gongzihua saw the wolf smoke of the rumors in the upper reaches of Danshui, he immediately ordered the main camp of the Qin army to send people to support.
Soon after, someone came to report: "Report to the general, 10,000 Chu troops have landed in Danshui, of which thousands of Chu troops have broken through the military camp defending the river, thousands of Chu troops are building defensive settings on the riverbank, and thousands of Chu troops are building pontoon bridges, and two pontoon bridges have been built soon." ”
Gongzihua has gained too much knowledge today, but when he heard the news, he was still surprised again.
How long has it been since the warning wolf smoke appeared, and the Chu army is about to build two pontoon bridges?
It is said that it is easy to destroy and difficult to build, and the two pontoon bridges, even if they are destroyed by the Qin army, in such a short period of time, I am afraid that they will not be all destroyed, and the Chu army is almost completed.
Gongzihua's body shook slightly, and he asked to himself: "Why is the Chu army building the bridge so fast?" ”
Although Gongzihua's voice was very soft, the scout still heard it clearly, so he replied: "General Hui, more than 20 warships of the Chu army are across the river, and then use a weapon with a hook to hook and fix the two adjacent boats with each other, and the Chu sergeant will put the planks prepared in advance on the weapons, and build two pontoon bridges on the ship at a very fast speed. ”
"Hook Strong!" Two words came out of Gongzihua's mouth.
This kind of weapon, Gongzi Hua, once heard of a very long wooden pole with a sharp hook at the head of the club, the name is Hook Qiang, or Hook Rejection, which is a weapon unique to sailors. When two ships approach, this weapon can be used to attack, and if you win, you can hook the enemy ship with a hook to prevent the enemy from escaping.
This is the invention of the Chu army during the Chu-Yue war, and the Chu army used this thing to defeat the Yue army many times.
"General, now that the Chu army has built a pontoon bridge, what should we do?" The adjutant asked.
Gongzihua sighed and said: "Pass the order, let all the troops in the main camp go to support." ”
After the herald left.
The adjutant general said: "General, the Chu army has 20,000, and now I am afraid that the river-guarding camp of our Qin army has been broken, and all the troops in the main camp are only comparable to the Chu army in terms of quantity. ”
Gongzihua was silent for a long time and said, "Let's do this first." ”
At this time, Gongzihua had already admitted defeat, and just wanted to hold on to today, and then retreat.
Half an hour after the wolf smoke appeared in the Chu army camp, Xiang Chengjun was walking back and forth in the cabin of a warship.
The main force of this war worker Yin Zhaoju Marshal attracted the attention of the Qin army for him, and Ejun disturbed the Qin army's sight for him, and these two people put a lot of pressure on him.
Although he is a feudal monarch, Xiang Chengjun is far inferior to the powerful clan Zhaoju, even compared with Ejun.
Xiang Chengjun's title has been around for two hundred years, but the long history has not brought him prestige and strength.
The fief of Xiangchengjun was in Xiangcheng, for more than 80 years, the three Jin Dynasty pushed the world, and the area of Xiangcheng, the important town of Chu State, was all seized by Wei, and Xiangchengjun lost his fief and became a feudal monarch in Yingdu.
The dream of the next few generations of Xiang Chengjun was to obtain a fief again and become a real feudal monarch, but because of Xiang Chengjun's age, even if he made great efforts for this, Xiang Chengjun did not succeed.
However, I want to have a chance in front of Xiang Chengjun.
"I don't know what Xiang Chengjun thinks?" Ku Shu knelt in the cabin, looked at Xiang Chengjun who kept walking back and forth, and asked.
After hearing that the King of Chu had changed his punishment, he had planned to take refuge in the King of Chu, so he went to Yingdu for this reason and had a good exchange with many important ministers of Chu, and then, and then there was no more.
The king of Chu had never heard that the two of them had been to Yingdu.
After the news of Qin's sneak attack on Chu reached Dengdi, the Mo family members who had returned to Dengdi immediately played the banner of non-attack, attacking the Mo family giants in Qin State on the one hand, turning their backs on Mozi's non-offensive teachings, and summoning Moxia to prepare to help Chu defend on the other.