Chapter 944: The North Bank of the Great River
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in addition to the wise general Chen Gong and the fierce general Zhang Liao Gaoshun, there are eight strong generals, among which Zang Ba Zang Xuangao is the first, and the evaluation of this person in the history books is even higher. In the first battle of the state, Liu Yi led the army to fight with the unparalleled tiger generals of the Three Kingdoms to the last moment and finally defeated it, this person Lang Sheng will never stay, and his subordinates in addition to Chen Gong's single-minded death was fulfilled, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others have joined the Youzhou army at that time, in today's Yan army, the first two needless to say, the two commanders of the eight main infantry armies, one attack and one defense complement each other, and are deeply valued by the king of Yan, Hou became the deputy commander of the iron cavalry battalion and the state battalion, and Song Xian is the deputy of Hua Ziwei of the Xiliang camp, They are also the most powerful generals of the Yan Army!
And in the Jizhou duel between Liu Yi and Yuan Shao, the Ganning Flying Tiger Army crossed the sea and attacked Jigu as a trick to determine the success or failure of the war, Zang Ba Zang Xuangao commanded his Taishan thieves at this time as before the appointment to meet with Xingba, and played a great role in a series of battles behind enemy lines. King Yan has always been a man of his word.
After two years, the Yan army was reorganized, and the new army Zang Ba took the initiative to write to ask the king of Yan to incorporate it into the main army, as for which one was left to the arrangement, Lang Sheng let him serve in the Gongming Longxiang army after some consideration, and the staffing did not break it up, and the Taishan battalion became the largest battalion in the Longxiang army and even the entire Yan army, Xuangao was quite sincerely afraid of this, and repeatedly said that he was already a general under the command of the king of Yan, how could he be treated favorably? The resolute request for reorganization coincided with the transfer of the deputy commander Lu Yi to the commander of the Agni Army, and the king of Yan took him as the deputy commander of the Long Xiang Army.
Although Zang Ba was born as a thief first, he was very capable of commanding the army, and he led a cadre brother to fight with the elite soldiers of Danyang in Xuzhou, and he also had a great reputation with Gan Ning as a friend in the old days. Xu Huang never doubted King Yan's vision, and in Long Xiangjun's usual exercises, he had a deeper understanding of this person's ability. If Zhang He's trust in Wei Yan is still reserved because of his lack of experience, Zang Ba is Gongming's right-hand man in the Long Xiang army. However, a big battle in Qingzhou before Xuan Gao was not able to participate in it, there were unforeseen circumstances, which coincided with his infection with wind and cold lingering sickbed, Zang Ba himself regretted it, Xu Huang also regretted it, after the war, he had proposed that if Xuan Gao was in, the battle of Luxian could not say that the Long Xiang army had a breakthrough.
It is precisely because of this that Pang Tong ordered Xu Huangbing to go out of Xuzhou Zangba's excitement can be imagined, since he joined the king of Yan, this is the first time he has the opportunity to fight as a general of the Yan army, and who does not want to establish his own career on the battlefield? Especially this battle is full of weight for the Yan army! After some careful discussion, Gongming himself led the army to Guangling, and Zang Ba led the cavalry battalion plus two other battalions of veterans under his command and the Japanese slave battalion, a total of 17,800 men and horses, to the north bank of the Yangtze River in Xuzhou.
Led his corporal to march into Liuhe, while ensuring the speed of the march, Zang Ba also maintained a very high vigilance, from the information provided by Tianer before, it seems that the Yangzhou army in Xuzhou does not have the strength to eat his people and horses in one bite, but the battle array is changeable, and the intelligence of Tianer cannot be guaranteed to be transmitted in real time, since the speed and the Flying Tiger Army's march must be prepared for a possible Yangzhou army surprise attack at any time, this road Xuangao's heart is not easy. Fortunately, General Xu judged the situation and took all the cavalry battalions of the Longxiang Army with him, and with this battalion of cavalry as a mobile and reconnaissance force, the safety of the Yan army during this trip could be greatly improved, and the arrangement of troops could reflect the general's scheming.
In the two-year strategy, the comprehensive strength of the Yan army has been improved again, but the three heroes in the south have seized this opportunity and have not stopped the pace of development, but in terms of momentum, Zhuge Liang has been assisted and received Jingzhou and Yangzhou for their own use, and the territory of An, Pingshan Yue, out of the South China Sea, compared to Cao Cao, Jingzhou and Yizhou may be inferior, but compared with the previous strength, Liu Bei's development is undoubtedly the fastest among the three heroes, and the king of Yan is not less important to Liu Bei, Zhuge and the Yangzhou army.
In addition to the battle of Motianling in Youzhou, the generals of the Yan army and Liu Bei had almost no chance to fight, compared to the Cao army, the Yangzhou army was more unfamiliar, and strangeness may bring unpredictability, and this is the most taboo in the affairs of the soldiers. However, if you talk about the understanding of Liu Bei, Zang Ba is still more than the generals of the Yan Army, in the past Xuande for Xuzhou Assassin History to Xuan Gao is not without the intention of soliciting, but it is the fall of the flowers deliberately ruthless, and finally had to meet each other, it is Guan Yu who led the army to defeat Zang Ba so that he had to retreat into Mount Tai and wait to move.
Although he has all kinds of achievements on the battlefield, it is enough to compete with any famous general in the world, but King Yan's appreciation of Guan Yunchang still makes all the generals of the Yan army unconvinced, in their eyes, Guan Yu's achievements are mostly achieved when he is against Liu Miao or Sun Ce, the former and the latter do not seem to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, although King Yan will not be wrong to look at people, Guan Yunchang does have the talent of a general, but people have a competitive heart, let alone a general in the army! Xu Huang and Liyi had the heart to meet Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals in this battle of Xuzhou.
Among the characters of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Yi admires Cao Cao and Guan Yu the most, even if they are enemies, he will never belittle the ability of these two. Zang Ba was deeply convinced of Yan Wang's words, the difference in the combat strength of the soldiers on both sides of the battle that day was certainly the key to victory or defeat, but Guan Yunchang's arrangement and command left an indelible impression on him, and it was also the motivation for him to work hard later! Now his subordinates are by no means the rabble at that time, the elite and strict training and strong combat power of the Yan army are better than the Xuzhou army, with such a strong army in hand, even in the face of Guan Yun Chang Zang Ba has the confidence to fight with it, and he has to ask him for the hatred of the defeated army before!
There are more than 600 miles of distance from Xiapi to Liuhe, if the Long Xiang army puts the speed to the extreme, it will take a little more than three days to arrive, but obviously Zang Ba will never be like this, he is cautious throughout the trip, especially when encountering some terrain suitable for ambush, he will be more cautious, according to his previous discussion with Gongming, it is enough to be able to rush to Liuhe between seven and nine days to start building a water village! Pang Tongxing was surprised to take risks, and even had a lot of complaints about Liu Yi's safety before, but when King Yan adopted his strategy with great trust, Shi Yuan became more and more cautious, and whether it was a strange move or a dangerous move, it must be controlled within the scope of his control, and King Yan's trust must not be disappointed, and the implementation of each step of the plan must be carefully considered.
On the evening of the seventh day, Zang Ba finally led the army to Liuhe, and the road did not encounter the interception and surprise attack of the Yangzhou army, it seems that Liu Bei, the land of the three counties of southern Xu, has given up all of them. After releasing scout cavalry to both sides to explore for hundreds of miles to confirm that there were no enemy troops, Zang Ba ordered the Japanese slave camp to enter the river to start the foundation construction of the water village, and this move was done at night, there would be no movement during the day, Zang Ba's vigilant direction was not only the two wings, but also the river was also extremely carefully observed, this trip Xu Huang specially handed over the clairvoyant mirror to him to use, this thing can indeed have a miraculous effect on observing the enemy, especially the reconnaissance of the waterway.
At the time of the battle of Yangzhou, there was a camp of the Xuzhou Navy in Liuhe, but both the scale and the system could not meet the needs of the Flying Tiger Army at this time, and Pang Tong expected that once Liu Bei gave up Xu Nan, these military facilities would never be left for the use of the Yan army, and everything should be built by himself, and what Zang Ba saw in front of him was no different from Pang Tong's prediction, and the Yangzhou Navy led by Xu Sheng had already withdrawn in advance and the Liuhe Water Village was destroyed by it! Fortunately, Feng Xiao also had a plan for this, before this, the people of Tian'er had already selected the terrain suitable for the establishment of the water village, and they would lead the Japanese slave camp to carry out the early infrastructure construction, this person was the Tian'er Ziyue who successfully received the landing of the Ganning Flying Tiger Army in the Battle of Jizhou, and was also a well-known mysterious figure in the Yan army.
For example, eight of the top twelve people in the ears today have entered the territory of the three heroes in the south, Ziyue is in charge of Xu Nan, Yangzhou is the red gun, and the highest commander of the small elite detachment where the Xiongshan Li brothers are on the coastline of Jiaozhou is called White Axe, in addition, Ugo, who is exploring the terrain of the Meridian Valley, has already met with Zhang He, the commander of the Tiger Guard, as for the other four people except for the blue arrow in Jingnan, the remaining four people are all in the territory of the Cao army. From this ratio alone, it can also be seen that in terms of intelligence warfare, Tian'er's focus is still on Cao Cao, King Yan's biggest rival.
The reason why he wants to act at night is that he does not want to let the warships of the Yangzhou army patrol the river see the clues, and others may not be able to infer the intentions of the Yan army from this matter, but Pang Tong knows that Kong Ming is not among them, and his plan cannot be hidden from him after all, and it can be concealed for a while at the moment, and when the Flying Tiger Army goes up the Shuojiang River, even if he can see it, he can't do anything, of course, this night rush is only one of them, and the Yan army is also making repairs to the abandoned Liuhe Water Village. It is not so easy to hide from Kong Ming for a while, judging from the frequency of the Yangzhou Navy parade on the river and the degree of proximity to the north bank, the other party also has a certain vigilance against this, Zang Ba put the ten bombardment cannons allocated to him in the old water village, once the Yangzhou army warships are too close, they will immediately strike, this is also the explanation of Pang Junshi.