"Huh?" Ji Xin was stunned all of a sudden.

Pang Xuan smiled and said, "Don't forget that this hall of China is so big, it's not only Wei and Wu that are near the sea." ”

Just as Pang Xuan spoke, a fleet of ships was moving forward in the East China Sea, hundreds of miles away.

Compared with Wei, Wu, Chu and other countries, Qi is located on the Shandong Peninsula, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the scope of activities of the naval army is mainly at sea.

The sailors of the State of Qi were very powerful, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, the overlord of the time, Wu Wangfucha, once ordered the Wu State Sailors to attack Qi in the north, and a big battle with the sailors of the State of Qi in the current Yellow Sea Basin, which ended in the victory of the State of Qi.

More than a hundred years have passed, although the State of Qi has perished, and the naval division of the State of Qi has suffered heavy losses due to the battle of the State of Zhao to destroy Qi, it still retains a fairly objective force.

At present, the fleet of the Zhao State Naval Division composed of Qi ships is composed of a total of 154 warships, the ships are of different sizes and names, there are big wings, middle wings, small wings, bald wings, etc., arranged in a wild goose wing array, about three or four miles from the shore, along the coastline to ride the wind and waves and keep to the south, quite spectacular.

The flagship of this fleet was a "large wing", one of the largest maritime warships of the era.

"Wu Zixu's War Method" said, "A large wing, six feet wide, twelve zhang long, twenty-six soldiers, fifty people (hands), three people (hands), four Changjun, spears, and axes, one official, one servant, and one shooter, and ninety-one people."

The large wing is 23 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, and can carry more than 90 officers and oarsmen. According to the practice of the sailors of the Qi State, the weapons in the ship include 32 crossbows, 3,300 arrows, and 32 pairs of light and heavy armor.

The wings of this flagship are divided into two layers, the upper deck can be seen many armor soldiers sitting or lying in it to rest, and in the lower deck there are many wrestlers paddling the huge oars vigorously, one by one rowing the sea surface in unison, so that the ship in addition to the wind power has a new force, can continue to move forward at a very fast speed on the sea.

A general of the Zhao State was standing on the deck of this large wing at this moment, staring feverishly at the seemingly never-ending coastline in the south.

A sound of footsteps sounded, and a man dressed in the clothes of a Zhao State officer, with a dark face and dark skin, who looked like he often begged for a living at sea, came over, saluted the General of Zhao respectfully, and said in Zhao Chinese with a thick Qi accent: "General Sima Shang!" ”

The one who commanded this water division was none other than Sima Shang, the general of Zhao Guo.

Sima Shang, who once performed well in the First Battle of Shangdang County in the Six Kingdoms against Zhao, was appreciated and promoted by Ju Xin, the county lieutenant who was in charge of guarding Shangdang County at that time, and recommended him to Pang Xuan's command.

Under Pang Xuan, Sima Shang made many military exploits, and was promoted to the position of a partial general all the way.

Shortly after the fall of the Qi State, Sima Shang was given a special assignment, that is, he would become the commander of the Donglai Water Division of the Zhao State (that is, the former Qi State Water Division).

From land to marine, it was obviously not a very easy errand.

However, for Sima Shang, a person from a family of broken scholars, as long as he can be promoted, other problems are not a problem.

After a period of adaptation, today's Sima Shang has fully adapted to this kind of life.

Because the Qi people burned a large number of ships in the First Battle of the Qi Dynasty, there were only one hundred and fifty ships under Sima Shang's command, and since not all the ships were large warships such as the Great Wing, the full fleet was only more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 people.

In the early years of the Warring States Period, when the Yue Kingdom went north to attack Qi, there were "300 ships and 8,000 dead soldiers", plus at least 10,000 other miscellaneous soldiers, it was not a problem, it was a huge momentum.

However, Sima Shang is still very confident in himself.

After all, after such a long period of training, these 5,000 soldiers have already been like a finger.

Of course, training is just training after all, and if you want to make a real contribution, you still have to be on the battlefield.

Now, it's time for Sima Shang to really make a contribution!

Sima Shang took a deep breath and said to the deputy general beside him: "Liu Liang, how far is it from the border of Chu State?" ”

Liu Liang smiled, pointed ahead and said, "General, please look at the big island ahead, this island is called Jiangdong Island, and when you get here, it is only a two-day boat ride from the border of Chu State." ”

Sima Shang followed Liu Liang's fingers and looked over, and sure enough, he found the shadow of an island on the horizon in the distance in front of him.

A smile appeared on Sima Shang's face.

"It's finally here......"

The opportunity to make a contribution is finally ahead!

Sima Shang pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "Pass the order, the whole army will rest on the island for three days, and continue to go south after three days!" ”

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Pang Xuan smiled and said to Ji Xin, who looked surprised in front of him: "If nothing else, the five thousand sailors led by Sima Shang at this moment should have already entered, or are about to enter, the waters of the Chu State. ”

Ji Xin couldn't help but say: "So, this is Wu Dingjun's strange soldier?" But...... If it is discovered by the people of Chu, what should it be? Although Sima Shang is brave, in terms of water combat, I am afraid that he is not as good as the Chu army. ”

Pang Xuan laughed and said, "Haven't you forgotten that the current Chu State Naval Division should be on the river ready to intercept the army led by me!" ”

The drama was stunned for a moment, suddenly slapped his thigh, and said with a smile: "But I'm old and confused." ”

By this time, Ji Xin had fully understood what Pang Xuan meant.

In Pang Xuan's entire strategy, the 150,000 troops he led were actually used to attract the attention of those Chu troops under the command of the three major families.

As long as the people of Chu are allowed to concentrate all their forces on land and water along the Yangtze River, then there will naturally be a defensive vacuum on the sea in the eastern part of Chu.

In this way, Sima Shang's naval army will be able to go straight to the hinterland of the three major families from the sea.

Pang Xuan pointed to the map with a smile and said, "There is a city here, called Nanwu City." After Sima Shang landed, he was the first to take this Nanwu City. From Nambu Castle, it only takes a maximum of one day and night to reach the bottom of Kure Castle. At that time, the main forces of the three major families may still be guarding against the attack of our army on the river. ”

Ju Xin said with a smile: "In this case, I'm afraid our army will have to speed up its pace and move south, otherwise, I'm afraid it will drag Sima Shang back." ”

Pang Xuan laughed out loud and said, "That's nature. Okay, Drama Qing, we don't have to waste time here, let's go! ”

A guard on the side had already led the horses, and the two old generals turned over their horses, and after a while, they disappeared into the army of Zhao who was constantly moving south along the road.