Chapter Twenty-Four: The Five Continents
Chen Guojiang Prefecture Xunyang County, the state of Huangkou, the westward rescue of Yingzhou Chen Guo's land and water army is gathering here, they set off from Jiankang after 20 days to arrive here, and the latest battle situation in Yingzhou also reached Huangkou at the same time.
Yingzhou Prefecture Zhixiakou has fallen ten days ago, and Yingzhou Thorn Shi Lu Guangda led the troops to the west side of Bazhou to break through (this Bazhou is Chen Guobazhou), because there are Zhou troops intercepted along the way, this news came after several twists and turns, according to the information carefully explored from all over the country, the Zhou army in Jiangbei is to pour its main force to attack south, rather than attacking.
The main force of the Zhou army has crossed the river, and it seems that it is going to take Yingzhou as its own, and the four counties of Jiangxia, Wuchang, Xiajun and Jingling under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou have now all been lost except for Xiajun County on the west side.
It borders on the easternmost Jingling County of Yingzhou is Xunyang County of Jiangzhou, and the westernmost Xiajun County of Yingzhou is bordered by Baling County of Bazhou, the waterway of the Yangtze River turns northeast from Bazhou to Xiakou of Yingzhou and turns to the southeast until Jiangzhou is similar to a 'several' word, and now the Chen army at both ends will march north to recover Yingzhou at the top.
General Chen Jun held a military meeting at Hukou to discuss how to resist the enemy, and the final tone was to fight steadily and steadily, especially the naval army, which must not lose, even if it cannot win a big victory, it cannot lose, and in any case, the naval army of Zhou State must be forced to retreat.
Everyone's opinion is basically the same: the water battle is decisive, as long as the water army of the Zhou State is defeated, then the other party's men and horses in Yingzhou, Jiangnan can't stay, and they must return to the north, otherwise they will wait for death, and now the water army of Bazhou is staring at Xiakou upstream, and their main force is going upstream, as long as they are undefeated, they will be able to drive the Zhou army away sooner or later.
"According to the latest news, the Zhou State Navy has divided its troops to the south to round out of Wuchang with its Bazhou Navy Army, what do you think about this?" Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, said that he was the commander of Chen's army this time, and led the land and water army to the west to rescue Yingzhou.
The safety of Yingzhou is related to the national fortune of Chen Guo, which is not small, and the strength of the army is unprecedented, so Emperor Chen Chen appointed his fourth brother King Changsha as the commander-in-chief, one to urge the generals to be attentive to state affairs, and the other is to coordinate the generals, so as not to disobey each other, resulting in multiple orders.
"King, the Zhou army is here to be violent, and now that the Wuzhou War has been lost, it seems that they are going to fight against the Wang Shi in the waters of the five continents. If you want to fight, you will fight, and there are thousands of warships in our army without fear of him. Deputy Marshal Fan Yi said that he is now General Chen Guozhengxi, who once served as the assassin of Jingzhou and the military of Jing, Ying, Ba and Wu, so he is very familiar with the waterway of the Yangtze River.
"Wuzhou, I originally thought that the other party would seize Sangluozhou and resist stubbornly, but now it's just Wuzhou, which is much easier to deal with." Some generals said with a smile, Sangluozhou is located in the Yangtze River waterway outside the mouth of the river, which is a Jiangxinzhou, and has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.
Wuzhou is located in the Yangtze River, which is about 40 miles east of Wuchang and about 20 miles north of Yangxin. The Yangtze River advances eastward from Wuchang and Xiyang, and turns south near Yanji and Wuzhou, so it is very important for Wuzhou to hold the waterway here.
If the warships of the Zhou army are anchored in Wuzhou, then they can occupy the upstream and calmly deal with the Chen Guoshui army from Jiangzhou downstream, and the generals present are also mentally prepared for this, so they will not be too surprised, but they are also relieved that they don't have to fight a decisive battle in Sangluozhou.
Whether it is the army in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to attack Jiankang downstream, or Jiankang's army to go upriver and push back to Jingxiang to control Sangluozhou, after the Zhou army suddenly attacked Yingzhou, Chen Guo's army was already mentally prepared for the fall of Sangluzhou and Huangkou when they set out from Jiankang.
"But according to the defeated soldiers of Yingzhou, the Zhou army built two kinds of big ships this time, which are very sharp and must be guarded against." Chen Shujian was a little worried, it is said that when it comes to water warfare, he is very confident in the strength of Chen Guo's naval army, but the cutting-edge warships of Zhou's naval army have become an unknown factor.
"My lord, a boat made with a little whimsy is a new trick. What our army has to guard against is the opponent's slap. "Fan Yi's focus is on the slap rod, no matter what ship is made of wood, it must be afraid of fire, and if it is hit by a fire ship, then any ship will be finished.
Chen Shujian said that everyone has heard of the situation, there are two kinds of large ships of the Zhou State Navy, one of which is shaped like a turtle and is very resistant to beating rods, and the other is that the speed of the vehicle and the ship, even if it is against the wind and the epidemic, cannot be underestimated.
But the most important thing is that the pole of the opponent's warship seems to have a mechanism that can shorten the time to close the pole, so the speed of the shoot is very fast, according to the eyewitnesses, it is about the other side can shoot twice every time the other side shoots, so that when the two sides shoot against each other, Chen Jun is afraid that it will be finished.
After discussing this problem, the generals decided to use the soil method: prepare a large-sized hook to refuse to wait for the opponent to hook the lever so that it cannot be retracted, or use iron claws or something like that. Anyway, it was so that Zhou Jun's slap stick couldn't be retracted smoothly.
Chen Shujian has little experience in commanding water warfare, so he has to brainstorm and let everyone formulate a specific countermeasure, and he does not want to return from this expedition as the Chen army attacked Jiangling last year. The personal future is small, if Yingzhou is really finished, then Da Chen will be almost the same.
If the country is lost, the officials and generals of the Chen State can continue to be officials in the new dynasty, but they will not have a good end for the royal family of the previous dynasty, Chen Shujian did not think about turning the troops to break into Jiankang to seize the throne this time, but really wanted to recover Yingzhou and keep the Chen State.
He has no further possibility, so it is not bad to be a rich and noble king, Da Chen can be rich and noble in one day, and he and his children will be rich and noble for a day, as for the throne, he said that he didn't want to be a lie, but he wouldn't be delusional.
The generals' plan has been decided, and the navy marches to Wuzhou to seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Zhou navy. The soldiers and horses on land advanced cautiously, and they did not rush forward to avoid being ambushed, and after the naval army broke the enemy, they advanced northward together.
"Wuzhou, that's where the Zhou State Navy broke and sank in the sand!!" ……
Wuzhoushu, the lights in the camp reflected the river, and Shi Yuwenwen, the assassin of Bazhou in the conference hall, looked at a map in front of him and pointed with the generals.
"To the southeast of Wuzhou is Xikou. If the Chen army attacked Qizhou along the Qishui before, our reinforcements went to reinforcements and took the official road to cross the Xishui, and if the Chen Guoshui army entered the stream from Xikou and went upstream, then the back road of Qizhou would be blocked, so they could not be allowed to succeed so easily. ”
"Didn't Chen Jun want to save Yingzhou, what were they doing attacking Qizhou in Jiangbei?"
"Haven't you heard that the enemy will be saved? Chen Jun may want to lead the army to divide the troops, but he can't say. ”
"Come on, it's not Bazhou, where will there be anything to save, Qizhou can be taken back if it is lost in Jiangbei, Chen Guo will exchange Qizhou for Yingzhou unless he lacks heart!"
"Don't quarrel and look at the map, see where Chen Jun will attack Wuzhou from!"
Yu Wenwen looked at a group of people talking on paper, but he didn't care, most of the people present were team owners, and they were not qualified to participate in military discussions in other armies, but he wanted to break the old rules.
In this era, the secrets of the military family are in the hands of the gate valve, the family, the nobles, and the powerful, and no one will teach outsiders, especially the humble Bai Ding, such as the art of war, formation, logistics management, how to lead the troops, how to train the soldiers, and other military knowledge is a family tradition, just like all other kinds of knowledge, it is the monopoly of the middle and upper classes, and if you want to learn, it really depends on the individual's understanding and so-called adventures in the army.
Judging from the standards of this era, Yu Wenwen's military literacy is a bit strange, because his concept of using troops is somewhat different from that of contemporary people, in order to have his own military team, he decided to let his generals learn war in the war, integrate some of his ideas with actual combat, and summarize more, in order to grow in continuous combat.
Therefore, the sense of participation is very important, so that the team leaders can participate in the discussion of 'paper soldiers' to make their own judgments on the battle situation again and again, so that they can think about what they should do if they command the battle or how they can command the hundreds of soldiers in the team to better complete the 'battle intention'.
Thousands of troops are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, and those elites from the gate lord or the general's family may not take refuge under his Yuwen Wen, so if he wants to gain the upper hand in the future confrontation, he must have a 'officer corps' that can fight, and his 'delusion' is to use the collective power of brainstorming to deal with those famous generals who may meet in the future.
Seeing that the atmosphere of the discussion was very active, Yu Wenwen explained a few words and walked out of the conference hall, the river breeze was blowing on his body in the twilight, which was very pleasant, but he looked at the five continents under his feet and fell into deep thought, and after a while, Sima Yang Ji walked over, and the footsteps pulled Yu Wenwen back to reality.
"How, are the garrisons ready?" Yuwen Wen asked, Yang Ji nodded when he heard this, and said that he walked around the five continents and checked it, and now he has made preparations according to the plan.
"Now, if Wuzhou can't hold that official to allow you to surrender, don't have a psychological burden!"
"The envoy laughed, if he can't hold it after this preparation, then the official will cut himself and never surrender!" Yang Ji said solemnly.
"Don't, your brain melon seeds are still used tightly, Wuzhou is in the middle of the river and water on all sides, if this officer and soldier are defeated like a mountain and lose all their family property, then everyone can wait for death on Wuzhou, rather than losing their lives in vain, it is better to save the country with a curve"
"Don't make you laugh!!"
"Who knows, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, this official gives you a task, if the army is defeated and Chen arrives in Jiangnan, he will pick up his tail and be a man, and when the official attacks Jiangnan, he will be the only one who should open the gate of Jiankang City!!"
Yang Ji saw that Yu Wenwen's words were becoming more and more outrageous, so he simply shut up and didn't answer, the words in front of him were swords, he had learned all kinds of inconsistencies, but he still didn't want to ask for hardship, this time he had a difficult task as the general of the five continents, so every day he was 'three provinces themselves' to check whether there were any omissions in the defense.
"Wuzhou, Liu Song, the third son of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, Liu Jun, the third son of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, was stationed here to command the army to pacify the Wushui rebellion, and later learned that the crown prince Liu Shao launched a palace change to kill his father, and he led the army down the river in Wuzhou to attack Jiankang." Yu Wenwen suddenly talked about what happened more than a hundred years ago.
Of course, Yang Ji knew what happened in this history, but he also knew that Yuwen Wen was not selling knowledge, and sure enough, Yu Wenwen put away his smile and said: "Wuzhou, this official has all his net worth here." ”
"Yang Ji, if Wuzhou loses it, you will hang the southeast branch yourself!" (To be continued.) )