Chapter 5: The Battle of Linxiang

"Boom, boom, boom." The roar of cannons.

On the Yangtze River channel north of Yueyang, the roar of cannons reverberated incessantly, and a water battle was nearing its end.

Perhaps Zhou Fuchen had absolute self-confidence, so he took the ship as the vanguard to attack. rushed to the front, and it was here that he met a ship of the Nanming Naval Division. The confrontation between the two sides was as Zhou Fuchen expected. Most of the Nanming Naval Division were civilian ships, and they could not withstand the artillery bombardment at all.

Most of the firearms they used were rockets, and there was no way to compare them with the artillery commonly equipped by Zhou Fuchen.

As soon as the two sides made a slight contact, the winner was determined.

However, after half an hour, Nanming Shui Shi fled in embarrassment.

Zhou Fuchen pursued for a while, and then stopped pursuing.

Because Yueyang City has been far away, the waterway in the west of Yueyang City is the waterway connecting Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, and the water of the Xiangjiang River flows into Dongting Lake, and then flows into the Yangtze River from Dongting Lake. But it also flows from south to north in general.

And this section of the river is narrow.

At most, it is only about three or four miles, and there is another military important place on the shore, called Chenglingji, which is the place where Yueyang wants to rush and the north and south fight. Guarding Yueyang must not fail to guard the city and tomb. Therefore, the city is close to the river and the lake, and the flags are fluttering on it, and Zhou Fuchen does not know how many people there are for a while, and he also sees artillery, and he places artillery, so he blocks most of the river. Even if Zhou Fuchen was confident, he did not dare to enter the waters of Dongting Lake rashly from here. So he slowly withdrew his troops and retreated. didn't go north for many miles, and I saw the Xia army's big village.

It is where Xu Du is stationed.

It is Linxiang County.

Linxiang County has just fallen into the hands of Xu Du.

Although the Ming army was heavily stationed in Yueyang, it did not mean that it did not have a little influence on the area north of Yueyang. In many places north of Yueyang, the Ming army still maintained a military presence. However, there were no heavy garrisons. Just like the principle of the Xia army stationing troops south of Wuchang.

The armies of both sides were separated by at least 100 miles, and there was a buffer zone in between.

However, as soon as the army moves, these buffers will have to make a choice.

In many places, the wind fell. Xu Du went south, encountered almost no resistance, and was only resolutely resisted in Linxiang. Linxiang County ordered the conscription of the county's people, plus thousands of garrisons, and resisted stubbornly, Xu Du attacked the city with the help of the water division.

However, after attacking for a day, there were cannons to open a city wall, and Xu Du sent people to rush up, and there was no suspense about the outcome of the battle of Linxiang.

And at this time, Nanming actually had a sailor to help.

So Zhou Fuchen was on the river, fought a battle, and pursued dozens of them

, the ships that came to help were almost sunk.

The only thing that makes Zhou Fuchen regret is that this battle is not a decisive battle of the main force, and the main force of the Ming army's naval division was not dispatched, and it seems that the Ming army also has a bit of temptation.

After Zhou Fuchen returned, Xu Du was already cleaning up the battlefield.

Now there are forces on the ground loyal to the Ming Dynasty, although there are still them, but there are not many of them.

So after Xu Du conquered Linxiang, he didn't know that many gentry came out to work in the army. For a while, it seemed that the entire Linxiang City had become a loyal subject of Great Xia.

When Zhou Fuchen walked into the county office, he saw such a situation.

Before the blood stains on the face had dried up, countless gentry knelt on the ground and flattered Xu Du.

"You." Xu Du casually pointed to a person and said: "This general will temporarily appoint you as the commander of Linxiang County, manage the affairs of Linxiang, and be a subordinate of Yao Changshi, first provoke the situation in Linxiang County, and wait for Yao Changshi to report." ”

"Thank you, General, thank you, General." The person who was chosen was overjoyed, and kowtowed like pounding garlic for a while. It seemed that not so was not enough to express his gratitude and joy.

Zhou Fuchen was not surprised by this.

In the troubled times, the power of leading generals is almost unlimited, and many people in the civil official system of Great Xia have entered in this way, and the influence of generals at all levels on civilian officials has also come in this way. Zhou Fuchen also did such a thing.

Xu Du saw Zhou Fuchen coming and said, "You guys go down." Then he said: "General Zhou is here, but I don't know how this battle is?" ”

Zhou Fuchen said: "There is no accident, I chased Chenglingji and did not continue to chase." ”

"That's just right." Xu Du said: "I seem to be reporting success for the national government, so it is better for you to report the victory jointly." ”

Zhou Fuchen said: "There is no need for this, we will each count our own battles, I am here now, just to ask about the water division camp, if you confront each other under Yueyang City for a period of time, the current water division camp is not enough to accommodate the army." ”

"Not yet." Xu Du said: "Now it's not close enough to Yueyang? ”

Zhou Fuchen suddenly frowned and said, "Now it is only a few dozen miles away from Yueyang City, which is enough." ”

"Not enough." Xu Du said, there seemed to be a look of madness in his eyes: "It's not close enough." ”

For a while, two words popped up in Zhou Fuchen's heart: "Crazy." ”

As a striker, Xu Du advanced very fast, and there was already a disconnect between the front and back, and he didn't stop, as if he really wanted to fight with 10,000 people and 50,000 or 60,000 horses in Yueyang.

made Zhou Fuchen almost incomprehensible, even if he was a bait, it shouldn't be like this.

"Since that's the case, I won't bother General Xu, but the camp of the sailor division will be left in Linxiang County. Leave. "Zhou Fuchen didn't have the mind to be with him, Zhou

The assistant was convinced that his sailors had no rivals on the river.

However, the threat that the sailors have to face is not only above the river, in the ancient wars, how many sailors were wiped out after the camp was held.

Zhou Fuchen was not afraid of the sailor, but he was afraid that if he joined forces with Xu Du, Xu Du's defeat would affect his sailor.

Xu Du pondered for a while and said, "It's okay." In this way, the officers and soldiers could not sit still. ”

Zhou Fuchen listened to Xu Du's words and didn't know what to say, just shook his head and got up to leave.

Immediately two letters of victory came to the rear.

Zhang Xuan was also on the boat at this moment.

The mighty fleet covered almost the entire river, and in terms of scale, it was not necessary for Hongguang to evacuate Wuchang's fleet in the first place. Zhang Xuan stood on top of a building ship, which was a Ming official ship, three stories high, decorated with magnificence, and more than a dozen sails were opened together. There is a sense of magnificence.

Zhang Xuan read the two letters, although he was happy for the victory in the first battle of Linxiang, but after reading Xu Du's decision, he suddenly became worried.

What he was most worried about was not Xu Du's risky strategy. Rather, the two will not agree.

Although Zhou Fuchen is a general of the water division, he is a hardcore Yu faction, although he has been in the water division for many years, and Zhang Xuan has been partially merged. It's not as close as before, but Zhou Fuchen still claims to be the descendant of Zheng Guo, and the relationship between Cao Zongyu and the Zhou family has gone through many twists and turns, especially the matter of Zhou Fuchen's father and brother, but after a long time, these grievances have faded.

On the contrary, they have the feeling of being fellow villagers and supporting each other. But it became more and more intense.

Xu Du's provocation to Cao Zongyu, Zhou Fuchen seems to naturally want to return the color. Zhang Xuan had a headache for a while. Of course, he felt that he was a little to blame, the titles and titles of the two generals were similar, and Xu Du seemed to slightly press Zhou Fuchen a little.

But Zhou Fuchen is a water master, and the water master has always been independent, and he is not too birdy.

This arrangement is problematic in itself.

Zhang Xuan said secretly: "I'd better hurry up and preside over the overall situation." ”

The order was immediately given, and all the ships sped up, with the baggage boats falling behind first.

Under Zhang Xuan's supervision, the speed of the fleet increased a lot. However, before Zhang Xuan arrived at the front line, Xu Du had already set up camp in the north of Yueyang City, only a dozen miles away from Yueyang City, and only a few miles away from Chenglingji, almost nose to nose, eye to eye.

The intention of provocation is not the slightest hint of concealment.

For a time, the defenders of Chenglingji, a letter of invitation to war, was sent to the hands of Maluan in Yueyang City. It seems that a big war is about to break out. However, Ma Luan was very calm, rejected all the petitions, and set the general strategy, which was a "defense".

It is not allowed to attack without permission, as long as each department guards its position.

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