Chapter 17 The Battle of Dongting Lake

"General, that's the way it is." Cheng Jikong said cautiously.

Zhang Xuan's face was a little gloomy and said, "Are you sure that it is Li Guo who is leading the troops." ”

Cheng Jikong said: "During the Battle of Xiangyang, the last general had a relationship with Li Thief, and he would never admit his mistake, and not only Li Thief appeared, but also some generals in Li Thief's army. The end will never be mistaken. ”

The corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth hooked slightly, and said, "Okay, you go down and rest." ”

"General Xie." Cheng Jikong said. Then he retreated.

Zhang Xuan suddenly looked up at the generals around him, and then his eyes focused on Zhou Fuchen's body, and his eyes were like knives for a while. Zhou Fuchen was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to speak easily.

Zhang Xuan said: "Zhou Fuchen, what do you have to say. ”

"The last will deserve death." Zhou Fuchen fell to his knees on the ground with a thud and said, "Please also ask your lord to give the humble position a chance." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Am I a person who is punished without teaching? Let's talk about what's going on first? I'm not asking you to block the waterways. Did Li Guo fly to Yueyang City? ”

Zhou Fuchen said: "The subordinates have already found out. It was Li Guo who detoured the hundred-mile waterway to the south, first to Junshan Island, and then to the south of Yueyang to go ashore and enter Yueyang City. ”

"What the officers and soldiers are doing is very secretive. Moreover, in the previous war, many ships were damaged, and most of them were in the process of being sorted out. So the last general, the last general ----"

Zhang Xuan said: "Are you distressed about the ship? ”

Zhou Fuchen didn't know how to speak for a while.

Zhang Xuan got up suddenly, came to Zhou Fuchen, and said: "Listen, the ship is important, but these two hundred battlefields, as well as the cannons on it, are very important to my savings in the second year of Great Xia. But what is more important is the fighter, which is victory. I just ask you now, is there a way to remedy it? Don't worry about the ship, if you lose one, I'll make up for you, if you lose a hundred, I'll make up for a hundred, and if you lose two hundred, I'll make up for you. ”

"But you don't have this way to remedy it, so don't blame me for moving you around."

Zhou Fuchen knew that Zhang Xuan had done what he had said, so he gritted his teeth and said: "There is a way, there are about 70,000 loyal battalions, and it is by no means possible to cross the river in one time, they will make a detour to the south for a hundred miles, so that the channel will be lengthened, and it will take more time to go back and forth, so they will at least go on one trip, and the final general will definitely intercept it above the lake." Compete with the Ming Army's sailors. ”

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "If you win this battle, the previous sins will be written off, and I will give the first credit to Xunan, if you can't do it." ”

"If this battle is lost," Zhou Fuchen said loudly, "the last general will never survive." ”

Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhou Fuchen deeply, turned around, and said, "Just remember, go and do things." ”

Zhou Fuchen knocked hard

He said, "Take care, General." ”

The corners of Zhang Xuan's eyes shrank, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist. Then his gaze became firm again.

Along the way, the old people have become rare. Speaking of Zhou Fuchen, he is also an old man with very old qualifications, how can Zhang Xuan not love him. But Zhang Xuan deeply understands one thing.

Only the absolute advantage on the water can allow Zhang Xuan to have the greatest benefit in the battle of the Southern Expedition.

Compared with Zhou Fuchen, and even Zhou Fuchen's department. The weight of the Hunan half province is too heavy. Those who achieve great things will not tolerate the kindness of women.

Moreover, in this battle, although Zhang Xuan forced him to press hard, Zhou Fuchen may not have no chance of winning.

It's just that on the vast Dongting Lake, I'm afraid that countless people have died in the belly of the fisherman.

But I don't know whose house is the dream man.

The lake and autumn moon are harmonious, and the surface of the lake has no wind mirrors and is not polished. Looking at the green mountains and rivers of Dongting from afar, there is a green snail in the silver plate.

The green snail in Liu Yuxi's poem is nothing else, it is Junshan Island. Junshan Island is on the east side of Dongting Lake, which can be said to be the coordinates of Qianli Dongting. If you look down from the sky, you can see that Junshan Island and Yueyang City are far away. However, the later generations of reclamation of the lake have long filled Junshan Island into Junshan.

A slender flotilla rounded Junshan Island.

This was a large fleet of ships that bypassed Junshan Island from the north of Junshan Island and headed east, preparing to land from the south of Yueyang City. But I saw a small boat, in the midst of the turmoil, a white-bearded fisherman wearing a hat and a robe rocking the oars, looking at the fleet in the distance, but under the hat, a pair of eyes were shining, but it was a pair of young eyes. He is not a fisherman, but a spy of the Xia Army's sailors.

He found that in the flotilla, without saying a word, he sounded the alarm fireworks.

A firecracker exploded in the air, and the sound was heard for miles away.

Immediately a few miles away, there was another explosion of fireworks, one after another, carrying the news.

Such movements were also discovered by Huang Chaoxuan.

Huang Chaoxuan looked at the movement here, his face was as calm as water, and he didn't seem to move at all, but in fact, those who were familiar with him found that the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. It shows that deep down he is not at peace.

"My lord, we've sent someone to see it."

Huang Chaoxuan said: "I know, I will send an order to strengthen the vigilance." ”

"Yes."

Huang Chaoxuan sorted out his armor and walked out of the cabin step by step. In fact, armor is not practical in water warfare. Standing at the bow of the boat, the wind blowing his hair at the head of the river, how did he think of an ancient poem, changed it slightly, and muttered: "The head of the river may not be evil, and it is difficult to walk in the world." ”

"Look, sir." A person suddenly pointed to the north for Huang Chaoxuan and said.

Huang Chaoxuan looked to the north, took a deep breath, and said, "Visitor." What an arrogant guest. ”

But I saw that in Huang Chaoxuan's pupils, the dotted white sails converged together, as if

A river of stars falls into the lake.

The person who came was none other than Zhou Fuchen.

At this moment, Zhou Fuchen is under a lot of pressure.

For Zhou Fuchen, the outcome of this battle was too much to do, and he divided the fleet into several teams, one for every ten ships. Each team has a leader.

Zhou Fuchen had already told everyone that in this war, we must make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, avoid jumping into the gang to engage in battles, and use more firearms.

This time, we must not repeat the mistake of the Chenglingji Water Battle.

The water surface of Dongting Lake is open, although the two sides have seen each other from a distance. The atmosphere became tense. There are countless gunners and gunners on the Xia army's side, and the gunners are all in place.

Even the fire rope was lit, and white smoke was billowing from it.

On the side of the Ming army's sailors, most of the soldiers held swords and soldiers, and there were also ropes and iron hooks, and when the two sides were close, they threw the iron hooks out and hooked the opponent's ships. Engage in gang hopping battles.

As for firearms and artillery, although there is a little, it is far from being comparable to the Xia army.

The wind suddenly stopped.

The boat relied entirely on the wind in the water, and as soon as the wind stopped, both sides slowed down.

The place where the two fought was near the outlet of Dongting Lake, and all kinds of water gathered together and headed towards the Yangtze River, so the flow direction was north.

Zhou Fuchen is still downstream. The two sides are like two fierce beasts facing each other, shortening the distance between them and each other little by little.

When they are slowly approaching each other. Huang Chaoxuan also began to order.

The huge fleet was divided into two parts, one of which went down the river and rushed towards the Xia army. There is also a section that is trying to sail south, to deviate from the main battlefield.

These ships that were about to deviate from the main battlefield were all temporarily assembled civilian ships. At this moment, these civilian boats are densely packed with people.

These people were the best part of the Loyal Battalion, scattered over more than a hundred ships, with a total of one or two thousand soldiers.

This sudden water battle was the most panicked for them. After all, most of them are from the Northwest and don't take a shower a few times a year. For a large lake like Dongting Lake, there is a sense of tension. I never expected to encounter such a thing.

These people fight on land, and even in the face of the most formidable enemy, they have no fear. But on the water, you don't have to use your hands, and your legs are already weak at the moment.

In the next battle, I am afraid that it will be slaughtered. Huang Chaoxuan also understood this, so he asked them to retreat early.

However, the Xia army has been in ambush for a long time. Zhou Fuchen put his net worth and life on this battle, how could he let them escape easily?

It is like a piece of jade in the Dongting Lake, and the murderous aura is steaming. Time passed little by little, Zhou Fuchen silently estimated the distance between each other, felt that it was almost over, waved his hand violently, a cannon rang out, and a cannonball went out. The Battle of Dongting Lake, which decided the outcome of the Southern Expedition, began.

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