Chapter 286: Raid on the Upper Bayou
In Dongchan City, the smoke of the day gradually dissipated, and the tired soldiers of the Shu Han Army on the city tower were silently cleaning the city tower, and the mottled city wall was full of arrows and bullet marks left by catapults.
On the city tower, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all stood silently at the head of the city, staring at the continuous Qin army camp below.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
In the sound of footsteps, Liu Bei's henchman Ai Chen Zhi came to the three of them.
"Uncle Zhi, have the wounded in the army been arranged?"
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from behind him, Liu Bei asked in a tired voice.
"My lord, more than 200 people were killed in today's battle, and more than 4,000 were wounded, all of which have been arranged."
Chen Zhi said in a solemn voice.
In the past few days, Daqin's offensive has become more and more intense, and it has launched a charge towards Dongchan City for days at any cost, and more than half of the 50,000 Shu Han troops in Dongchan City have suffered casualties.
"The Qin army is so eager to take Dongchan City, I'm afraid that there has been a change in the war in the south, we must remember not to be negligent at this moment!"
Liu Bei's face remained unchanged, and he said in an encouraging voice.
"However, my lord, there have been no ships coming from the direction of Huaguo for two days now, and the Qin army has been attacking rapidly in the past few days, and the consumption of arrows and other ordnance is extremely large, and I am afraid that the military supplies in the city will not be able to support it for two days."
Hearing this, Chen Zhi hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Haven't arrived in two days?"
After listening to Chen Dao's words, Liu Bei, who had been calm just now, finally couldn't help but change color.
The reason why the Shu Han army has been able to withstand the attack of the Qin army until now is that it relies on a large number of bows and crossbows and arrows provided by Huaguo, and it is densely covered by the rain of arrows at any cost again and again to repel the attack of the Qin army.
If there were no bows and arrows from Hua, it would be impossible for the remnants of the Shu Han army to resist the attack of the Qin army.
"Big brother, don't worry, Huaguo's transport fleet is probably delayed, they still need us to contain the Qin army, and they won't sit idly by and watch us lose at the hands of the Qin army."
Guan Yu on the side stroked his long beard and comforted.
Liu Bei didn't answer when he heard this, and for a while, the city fell silent again, and only the movement of soldiers cleaning the battlefield sounded from time to time.
Shanghekou, located in the northeast side of Dongchan City, about 20 miles away from Dongchan City, adjacent to the Qiongjiang River, is the port of the Sichuan Shu Qin Army, where 30,000 Qin army sailors are stationed, leading the general Tu Ju.
After Qin Shi Huang swept away the six countries and unified the six countries, he united the six national naval armies to form the Qin State Water Division, and Tu Ju was the commander of the national water division.
It's a pity that after coming to this world, this commander of the water division has always been unworthy of his name.
Qin Shi Huang, who brought millions of people to this world, has been busy unifying the two mansions of Yongliang, and this vast land in the northwest has no place for the sailors to play, and the sailors of the Qin State are in name only.
In order to speed up the pace of the expedition to Shu, Qin Shi Huang specially sent Tu Ju to follow into Shu to train the navy.
The training of sailors is far less rapid than that of the army, whether it is the construction of warships or the training of sailors, it is not a short time that can be achieved quickly, in the past three years, Tu Ju has also trained 30,000 sailors, and the warships used by the navy are mainly ships and boats.
In June of the second year of the emperor's reign, after the Qin army defeated the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the Shu Han army was independently supported, and a steady stream of ordnance, grain, grass and other materials arrived in Jianzhou from China.
In the evening, the night is getting thicker, and the river surface of the upper estuary is shrouded in a mist, and rows of boats dock on the river at the mouth of the water port, and a boat walks lazily cruising back and forth on the river.
"Old Zhangtou, I heard that the Huaguo Navy Division on the river has been supporting the Shu Han Army, which has angered the general, and we are about to start a war with the Huaguo Navy Division, are you afraid?"
On the boat of the parade, a young sailor who had just joined the army looked at a veteran soldier sitting in the bow of the ship smoking a dry cigarette.
There was a sense of unease and trepidation in the words of the coming war.
"Don't worry, if you can't fight, just rely on our little tatters, how can we compare with the ten-zhang tall buildings and ships, and you haven't seen the catapults and large machine crossbows equipped on those ships, and they are all veterans who have been trained for many years, once we meet us, we still run first."
Lao Zhangtou took two puffs of dry tobacco, spit out a puff of smoke rings and swallowed slowly.
"We don't have the slightest chance of winning?"
After listening to Lao Zhangtou's words, the young sailor was a little unconvinced and asked.
"Yes! Unless the opposing master is stupid! ”
The old man rolled his eyes and didn't have a good airway.
"Whoa~"
"Listen, what's the sound?"
Just when the young sailor was still thinking about refuting, the old man's face suddenly became very serious, and he listened to it thoroughly.
"It seems that there are ships on the river"
The young sailor listened to the words for a while, and was a little unconvinced.
"Not good! Return to the camp! ”
After listening carefully for a while, the old man's face suddenly became very ugly, and he hurriedly commanded the young sailor, and at the same time picked up the gong at his feet and struck it.
"Bell, bell!"
The sound of a gong sounded on the river, and a ship sped towards the port of the upper estuary.
The experienced old Zhang Tou said from the voice that the size of this fleet is very large, at least more than 100 ships.
On the surface of the Qiongjiang River, except for the Great Qin Naval Division at the mouth of the river, only the Huaguo Naval Army can have such energy, and it is obviously not a good intention for the other party to come at night.
"Oh no! There is an enemy attack! ”
"All ready to fight!"
"Quick! Fast! Fast! Get on board and get ready for battle! ”
The silence of the harbor was broken by the sound of gongs, and all the soldiers rushed out of the camp as if they had exploded, and ran towards the warships on the river.
"General, the enemy has discovered us!"
On the river, a huge fleet was slowly approaching in the mist, and the blackened ships were all over the front.
On the main ship of the Chinese army, the sound of gongs on the river was heard, and one of the generals spoke to Yu Dayou, the commander of the North Battalion of the Naval Division.
This general, who had been stationed in Kuizhou to assist Meng Hui in resisting the Hunan army, had led the army back at some point.
"Being close to such a distance, if it can't be discovered, this Great Qin Sailor is really a wine bag and rice bag, pass the order, the whole army will turn on the lights, and the catapults of the front army will prepare, aiming at the opponent's warship to attack!"
Now the North Camp of the Water Division is only less than 1,000 meters away from the port of Shanghekou, and Yu Dayou sneered at the performance of the Qin Army's Water Division, and ordered in a cold voice.
At this distance, the Qin Army's Water Division, which was blocked at the mouth of the river by the North Camp of the Water Division, was already defeated, and now Yu Dayou was thinking about how to harvest.
"Catapult, let's go!"
As the distance approached, the general of the North Battalion of the Navy Division decisively ordered the launch.
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
In the sharp sound of boulders breaking through the air, one after another boulders rose into the air, roaring and falling towards the chaotic Great Qin Sailor in the distance.
"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”
Huge splashes of water continued to bloom in the face, and many ships were directly hit by boulders, and the ships were destroyed and killed.
For a moment, the entire general was filled with desperate whistling and screams.