On November 13, 277 AD, the naval armies of Han and Wu fought a decisive battle in the waters of Xiling. Han won and Wu was defeated. General Zuo of Eastern Wu and Zhang Zheng, the assassin of Jingzhou, died in battle. Lu Kang's two sons resolutely refused to surrender after they were captured, and Zhang Zun was not ambiguous and cut them directly.

Of the 120 main warships of the Soochow Navy that went into battle, about 100 warships were sunk, burned, or disintegrated. Nearly 1,000 small boats of various types were also mostly damaged. Of the 40,000 sailors, more than 6,000 were killed, more than 10,000 were missing, and more than 10,000 surrendered or were captured.

"Former General Qiqi, General Hengjiang. After being counted and interrogated by his subordinates, Wu Gou's more than 20 fighting ships slipped away last night, should you send ships to chase after you? ”

"No need, this little force will not accomplish anything, but it can help us infect the fear of defeat to Wu Gou downstream. Well, have we finished counting the battle losses of our army? ”

"The inventory has been basically completed. In yesterday's battle, our army lost more than 1,200 suicidal fireships and 180 Nie Zheng ships. Seven hundred and twenty-five were killed and more than 2,300 were missing. More than 2,500 were injured and temporarily unable to go into battle. ”

"Hmm." Hearing this report, Zhang Zun and Wang Jun both nodded their heads to indicate that they were acceptable.

"Shizhi, what should our army do next?"

"What does the former general mean?"

"Send an envoy to Xiling to persuade him to surrender, if the enemy general does not surrender, just send a force of troops and horses to besiege it. The main force of our army should continue down the river and join forces with the troops in Zhennan. ”

"The former general is extremely clever in this discussion, and the last general also thinks so."

"Hahahaha, so be it."

……

In the big battle yesterday afternoon and evening, Cheng Ji and Wu Yan and others saw it very clearly from the tower of Xiling City. However, although they can see it clearly, as the commanders of the infantry, they are powerless against the defeat of their own naval army.

"Zizhan, now that the navy has been defeated, what should we do?"

"What do you want?"

"The Han army is strong, and after losing the naval army, the 20,000 infantry in my Xiling City cannot go out of the city to fight with it. So there are only two options that can be made. First, it is based on Xiling City. In doing so, our contribution to the battle situation is to hold back the 350,000 Han army, and that's it. Second, he left the city overnight and withdrew. In doing so, if we can get to Gangneung successfully, then we should be able to play a greater role than being trapped in an isolated city. But if one of us is not careful, we may have been wiped out before we even reached Gangneung. ”

"Brother Shi Ze is reasonable. But if it looks like a foolish brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of the city. ”

Sure enough, just as the sky was just brightening, the officer on duty outside the city had already come to report: "The Han army has besieged the city, and at the same time there is a person outside the city who wants to enter the city." ”

"Hmph, this is here to persuade you to surrender, right? Zizhan, for his brother to be promoted by His Majesty, can have today's wealth. Therefore, Ben will never surrender. What is Zizhan going to do? ”

I really want to surrender here, this Wu Kingdom seems to be unable to survive this time. But you're so strong, what can I do? But it doesn't matter, if you don't surrender at this time, it's nothing more than surrendering in a few months. The difference is not very big either.

"Brother Zhuang Shize, as a minister of Great Wu, of course he will fight to the end for His Majesty. Since we can't get out, let's stick to this Xiling City and contain tens of thousands of enemy troops for the country. In this way, he has fulfilled the duty of a courtier. ”

"Good, then, this messenger does not need to be seen."

……

"When did Wu Gou become so timid that he didn't even dare to see the messenger? That's it, has the son inherited? ”

"Former general, Luo Xi is here."

"I'm sorry, Zicheng, this Wu dog in Xiling refuses to surrender. I would have asked you to lead an army and besiege it. There is no need to attack, as long as we hold the camp and don't let the Wu dogs inside wander around and threaten our food routes. ”

For the current Ji Han, the scale of this dispatch is so huge. Therefore, after encountering the enemy's key strongholds, if it is not particularly necessary, there is no interest in knocking them down one by one: you have 20,000 people to defend the city, and I will send 30,000 people to besiege you. Anyway, when we catch Sun Hao, you don't have to surrender yet.

However, for Luo Xi, such a task is full of bitterness.

But there's no way, someone has to do the jailer's job, right? General Wei Luo Xian sat in Nanyang this time to coordinate military affairs. As long as the defeat of Wu is successful, a general will never be able to escape. The father has become an official, and it is also time to grieve your son, so Luo Xi can only bow his head and receive his orders.

……

On 15 November, Lü Mu, who was sitting in Gangneung, saw a large number of ruined ships and planks floating over the river in the Gangneung section of the city.

"Hey! It seems that there has been a fight on the Xiling side. But why hasn't the imperial court's navy come up yet? ”

At this time, Gangneung had more than 20,000 infantry and 3,000 sailors. Because Du Pre followed, Gangneung also became an isolated city. However, because Du Yu did not have a naval army, the middle route army of the Han army could not move in Jiangling at this time. However, the 3,000 sailors under the command of Lu Mu were able to move around, constantly transporting grain from various counties on the south bank of the Yangtze River to Jiangling City.

However, on November 16, the 3,000 sailors of Soochow had to retreat: first, the remnants of the defeated troops of the Xiling Navy, who were pulling sails and rowing paddles, rushed desperately. When passing by Gangneung, I looked at the scale of my own navy outside Gangneung City. The officer leading the team didn't even have the interest to stop for a moment, and sailed directly.

Not long after the defeat of this group passed, heavy flags and masts appeared on the river upstream. After seeing such a lineup, the 3,000 sailors who were originally stationed in Gangneung were scattered all of a sudden.

"Hahahaha~~ How fast did the former general come from?"

"How dare you let Zhennan wait for a long time in Gangneung."

After Zhang Zun and Du Pre led their respective generals to meet, the two sides took their seats. Zhang Zun opened his mouth and asked, "How did Jiangling break it?" ”

"If the former general does not arrive, there is no good way to take this city in advance. But now that the former general's navy has arrived, this Gangneung can also be taken in an instant. ”

"Oh? Will the plan be settled? ”

"Former general, this Jiangling defender, except for the three thousand private soldiers of the Lu family, the rest of the soldiers are mainly people near Xiangyang. The people there, because they are very close to my Nanyang County, have already made some moves in Si Wencao over the years. Before your navy came, you had already thrown countless notices and pictures into the city through trebuchets, which meant just one, take Lu Mu, and then everyone take the money home! In the past, because our army did not have a naval army, Gangneung was not trapped to death. Therefore, those Wu generals who commanded the Jiangling soldiers were still lucky. Now that the former general's fleet is here, I think the other party will soon send us Lu Jiyang's head. ”

"Hahahaha, Zhennan is really powerful. So be it, our army rushed all the way after the Battle of Xiling Water with almost no rest, and it happened to rest here for a day or two. ”

"Well, former general, according to the confessions of the captured prisoners, Wu Gou also has a naval army, which was deployed near Jianye before the war. It's just confusing why this naval army hasn't reached Gangneung yet? ”

"It doesn't matter, after the battle of Xiling, my Han navy has completely established confidence in the Wu Dog navy. It is Wu Gou's Yangzhou Navy that is here, and it is not difficult to annihilate it. ”

Speaking of which, Sun Hao has quickly responded to Zhang Zheng's request. However, it has been twenty days since Sun Hao gave the order for the Yangzhou Navy to set off. Don't talk about Xiling, even Gangneung can't see any trace of the enemy. It's weird.

Actually, it's not surprising at all.

After the Huiji family was forced to transfer their property to Huainan, the entire south bank of the Yangtze River, except for the Sun royal family, was the most prominent of the four families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang, and Wu County.

The Lu family has been guarding Jingzhou for a long time, so its hard power such as private soldiers is mainly in the direction of Jingzhou. As for Yangzhou, the Gu family is in charge.

And the Gu family ...... They hold two salt mines in Yizhou, and they have also obtained the right to act as a cargo agent for the Fuxing Society in Yangzhou...... So......

The family is all grass on the wall! When the gap in strength between the two sides is too large, even if Ji Han's many policies make the Jiangdong family not so happy, obeying the sword of the strong is one of the instincts of the family to survive.

Therefore, this Yangzhou naval army of more than 20,000 people took more than 20 days of hard work to come to Xunyang after starting from Jianye.

Xunyang is the junction of Yangzhou and Jingzhou. In the past, before the Eastern Wu took Jingzhou, it also used to station heavy troops here. But now, he's still an important naval garrison. And when Gu Qian, the commander of this fleet, led the army here. What he received was the news that surprised him but at the same time completely relieved him: "General Qiqi Louchuan, the news from the upstream came that on November 18, Wu Yan, the governor of Jiangling in Jiangling City, launched a mutiny, beheaded Jianwei General Lu Jiyang and surrendered Kaicheng. Now, the entire Jingzhou along the Yangtze River is no longer in my hands! ”()

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