Chapter 108: Wu Wei Fights
Wu Wei fighting
The local name is called 'Moon Bend', it is a piece of the moon reflected in the first few months, but it is isolated from the Lancang River, there is only a mouth of about 50 steps to inject water into the Lancang River, it is a natural naval base; for Zhuge Qiao, this base is just what is needed at present, and when his first batch of naval troops is trained, he will march along the Lancang River to the Mekong River, and then the coastal areas of Southeast Asia will form their own really huge naval army.
A few days ago, shortly after the parade ended, Zhuge Qiao returned to the barracks; The scene in front of him made him really stunned, and dozens of camp tents appeared next to the original military camp; Of course, Zhuge Qiao didn't recruit soldiers, so the sight in front of him made him unbelievable.
It wasn't until I saw Chen Qi, Liu Yu, and Fu Yan that they reacted, and it turned out that they were back; Looking at so many tents here, Zhuge Qiao also expected that the wolf tooth did not disappoint him, and seemed to return with a full load.
"Tun Chief, we have captured more than 100 shipwrights this time, but among them are both warships and fishing boats, and some Jingzhou shipwrights know our purpose and belong to us; According to the instructions of the head of the tun, we took their family to Chengdu for a temporary stay," Chen Qi said slowly with a smile on the corner of his lips.
"You can let them participate in the military parade," Zhuge Qiao said.
"All the people have participated in the Chinese New Year's Eve parade according to the orders of the commander, and after that, many shipwrights in Jiangdong were also infected, and they also asked us when we would form a water army, and they also wanted to contribute to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty" Chen was out of control, and the military parade on Chinese New Year's Eve not only made the shipwrights full of fighting spirit, but also burned their desire for war.
Zhuge Qiao set off towards Yongchang County with more than 100 shipwrights from Jiangdong and Jingzhou, some local shipwrights from Yizhou, more than 60 people from Langya, and 2,000 soldiers led by Chen Shi; Prepare to form an ocean-going naval army of Shu Han.
In the spring of the second year of Zhang Wu, in the third year of Wei and Huangchu; Cao Xiu, the general of Wei Zhengdong, led his fleet down the Zijiang River until the fortress of Dongkou under the command of Wu Jianwei's general Ling Tong, and Sun Quan promoted Ling Tong to former general.
The Wei army's initial efforts led to success in the battle against Wu, when Ling Tong was defeated at Dongpu after a strong wind capsized and killed thousands of people.
However, reinforcements led by Wu Yangwei's general Sun Heng and Jianwu's general Xu Sheng brought the Wei army's offensive to a stalemate. Cao Xiu hurriedly ordered the Zhendong general Zang Ba to pursue the enemy, but was ambushed, and the general Yin Li was beheaded by Wu generals Sun Heng and Xu Sheng.
The situation in the east no longer seems to be biased in favor of Cao Wei, after all, they have come from afar, and the Wu army is waiting for work, and it is only a matter of time before they retreat.
Farther west of the Yangtze River, the general Cao Zhen of the Wei Shang Army, the left general Zhang He, and the general Xiahou Shang of the southern expedition attacked the fortress of Jingzhou under Wu from Xiangyang. Emperor Cao Pi of Wei also came to Wancheng to help the momentum, and the head of Wancheng was instantly filled with yellow flags.
In April of the third year of the Huang Dynasty, Zhang He defeated Wu general Sun Sheng with his troops, and Wu's army drowned thousands of people in the Yangtze River, and Zhang He seized Jiangling Zhongzhou. Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shangpo Sun Quan's army besieged Jiangling in Niuzhutun, waiting for the whole army to besiege and occupy the city. Fu Tong, the defender of Jingzhou in the Shu Han Dynasty, gathered Jingzhou's troops in Gong'an and Yaoting to prevent the sudden invasion of the Wei army, and Ma Liang even wrote to Liu Bei whether to send troops to assist Eastern Wu.
Originally, this time was the best opportunity for the Northern Expedition, but Liu Bei suffered from the fact that the elite soldiers of the Shu Han Dynasty had not yet been trained, and the recruits who had just been recruited were still in practice. only replied to Ma Liang's words "improvisation", and let Ma Liang decide the matter of Jingzhou on his own.
Just when Ma Liang received the letter for scrutiny, Zhuge Jin, the left general of Eastern Wu, had already arrived with 20,000 reinforcements, but was repelled by the strongest elite soldiers of the Wei State led by Xiahou Shang. Under the command of Zhu Ran, the general of the expedition to the north, the Jiangling Wu army also encountered the 'wounded' of the great enemy in the army, and there were only 5,000 capable fighters.
However, Zhu Ran was not afraid of Cao Zhen's four-month-long offensive, but instead inspired the soldiers to take advantage of the gap to break through the Wei army. Xiahou still wanted to take a boat into Zhuzhong to set up camp and build a pontoon bridge, and most of the generals who discussed this matter thought that Jiangling would be broken.
Only Sima Yi thought that this move was a taboo for the soldiers, and the elite of the Wei army would be in danger, and once the river water soared, Xiahou Shangjun would be unable to protect itself. So Cao Pi issued an edict to Xiahou Shang to quickly withdraw from Zhu, and under the siege of the Wu army and the Han army Fu Tong, the Wei army barely escaped.
Ten days later, the river really rose sharply, Cao Pi admired Sima Yi's foresight, and the Wei camp suffered from low morale, Cao Pi had no choice but to order the army to break the siege and retreat. The battle between Wei and Wu also ended with the withdrawal of Cao Pi's troops.
Sun Quan sent an envoy to invite Ma Liang and Fu Tong to participate in the celebration banquet, and Ma Liang was invited to go, after all, he was the person in charge of Jingzhou, and the strategy of uniting Wu to resist Cao must be implemented, and it was imperative to deepen the alliance with Eastern Wu; It's just that he and Fu Tong must not leave the public security at the same time.
At the time of the great war between Wei and Wu, a long fence was built next to the Zhonglancang River in Yongchang County, Yizhou, and soldiers patrolled within a few miles of Moon Bay; Zhuge Qiao led nearly 200 shipwrights to specialize in ocean-going warships, according to Zhuge Qiao's original idea, skip the warships of the Han, Tang and Song dynasties, and directly build Ming warships; It's just that Zhuge Qiao's idea is too novel for the shipwrights to accept for a while.
Zhuge Qiao temporarily gave up building Zheng He's treasure ship, but planned an ocean-going warship similar to the treasure ship, and also designed an oar at the stern of the warship, and deliberately hid the oar under the waterline of the ship. The two sides of the hull are cut downward, and the main keel runs through the end and end, and the ratio of the surface to the bottom is about 10:1, and the bottom of the ship is V-shaped, which is also easy to drive. The stern rudder, high-efficiency propulsion tool oars, and five-mast masts are erected to enhance the efficient use of sails.
In order to prevent the warship from being unable to withstand the impact of the waves of the sea, Zhuge Qiao led a team to study how to strengthen the connection between the woods; He even designed how to use the hull of the ship to create a force of impact and strengthen the attack power of the warship.
On the other hand, Chen Shi and Zhang Shun are also training sailors in Moon Bay; Zhuge Qiao did not doubt Zhang Shun's strength at all, let alone Chen Shi, if Zhang Shun is a number of days, then Chen Shi must be artificial; Chen Shi had already led the naval army, and the Shu Han army belonged to the conscientious, conscientious, and decent grassroots commanders, even if the orders of his superiors were to put him in danger or go deep alone, he would undoubtedly carry it out, and he was a model of loyal soldiers.
For Zhang Shun, Zhuge Qiao only has an intuition to perceive, and there is no way to estimate his ability, only let the results be verified.
[Continue to make up for it!] May everyone have a good mood every day]