Chapter 34 Strangling the water wolf
When the news of the fall of Jifu and the defeat and suicide of Yuanyue reached Yingdu, the government and the opposition of Chu were very shocked.
When the king of Chu came to the court, he said to his ministers: "Today, Wu's army is strong and has captured the land of Jifu. Let the north gate of my Chu country be opened, if Wu Bing occupies the chicken father, Ke Zhongli, and then drive straight in, I will be in danger! I don't know what the secretary of state has? ”
There was silence in the hall, and there was a dead silence. The King of Chu sighed: "I am a great Chu, don't I have a good minister?!" ”
At this time, Xiangguo Nangwa (the word Chang) came out of the class and said: "The old minister thinks that the defeat of the chicken father is due to the violent death of the Yang beggar, which affects the morale of the army, which is unfavorable for the day; In addition, there are many mistakes in Yuanyue Lintang, and the terrain is not well used; The third is that although our country has gathered a large number of coalition forces, the people's hearts are not unified. When this battle does not occupy the sky, the geographical advantage is lost, there is no peace, and defeat is defeat! For today's plan, Lao Chen has two suggestions: one is to rebuild the big city to the east of the capital Yingdu, as the new national capital, it is still called Yingdu. The original old city was changed to Jinan City, and fortifications were built to defend against the enemy; Then build a wheat city in the west, and Yingdu and Jinan are in a triangular trend, forming a defense system centered on Yingdu. ”
Nanva breathed. The king of Chu asked, "What is Zichang's second suggestion?" ”
"The second is to overhaul the boat, train the navy, and build a strong sailor army. Lao Chen heard that the sailors of Wu State had been in business for several years and had a certain combat effectiveness. We can also build a powerful water team according to the favorable terrain upstream, and then go down the river, we will definitely be able to defeat the Wu army, and we will be ashamed of today! "What Nangwa said was that it was bought and sold for a large sum of money. It is to move the capital again, to repair the city, and to set up a new type of water division. Mom, it's a great way to throw money at it.
Zuo Sima Shen Yinshu was a little dissatisfied after hearing this, and also went out to play: "What Xiangguo said, the plan is also appropriate. However, this strategy is not a one-day effort. The minister thinks that if you don't cultivate virtue and politics and sympathize with the people's suffering, what is the use of building ten cities? Will those cities be able to withstand the sailors and iron hooves of the Wu army? If we want to strengthen the army, we must first strengthen the country, and if we want to strengthen the country, we must first be diligent in government and love the people, which is the fundamental law. ”
The king of Chu listened to Shen Yinshu's advice and felt a little prickly. Or prefer the strategies of Nangwa that have practical measures. The king of Chu issued an edict to let Xiangguo Nangwa preside over the construction of a new capital, with Yingdu as the center, and establish a three-city joint defense system in the shape of a "pinzig" of the capital. And the Nangwa set up a new type of water division in the Yangtze River - the "water wolf team".
In March of the following year, the "Water Wolf Team" of the Chu Army's naval division was completed, and the sailor drill was basically in place. The leader of the water wolf clan is named Dou Shen, who has always been in charge of the water division troops of the Chu State, has rich experience in water warfare, and has also fought many times with the Wu army's water division, and has won the mystery of water warfare.
This new-style water division of the Chu army fully studied and absorbed the excellent jishu of the Wu State water division, and then improved it. The difference is that the ship is taller, the draft is deeper, and it carries more sergeants and is more powerful. In addition, in the use of warships, a more detailed classification has been made: for example, the logistics transport warships that ensure the transportation of troops and horses are generally mainly used to cross the river to transport troops, which are called "bridge ships"; There are also ships that ram the enemy with the mission of ramming are called "sudden attacks"; There is also the "building ship" responsible for command, which is the so-called flagship today. The flagship is generally a large-wing warship, with more sailors, faster speeds, more soldiers, and the strongest combat effectiveness.
The main force of the new warships of the Chu army is generally the middle wing warship, about 20 meters long, and there are about 40 soldiers and 30 soldiers who are responsible for rocking the oars to keep the ship moving or retreating, forming a combat unit. The mode of combat is to line up in a certain formation when the two sides engage the enemy. Then the bow and arrow are used as a long-range shooting weapon, as long as they enter the range of the bow and arrow, the two sides will first shoot with the bow and crossbow, and the momentum of ten thousand arrows will be fired together; And then there's the overboard ramming or something. Zuihou is the two ships are connected, and the sailors of both sides are fighting hand-to-hand on the deck, fighting to the death.
Seeing that the water wolf team had been completed, Na Nangwa ordered the leader Dou Shen to lead the Chu army's new water division down the Yangtze River and directly approached Liangshan, a city on the water side of Wu State.
In June, Dou Shen had just arrived in Liangshan to show off his might, and he wanted to use the Wu Army's sailors to do a sparring and try his hand at it, wanting to see how his water wolf team was today, so he had been looking for the Wu Army's main water force to fight a decisive battle.
However, Dou Shen received an order from Nangwa to ask his squad to return and return to Echeng, the old nest of the water master.
That Wu State heard that the sailors of the Chu State attacked the border and showed off their might. Wang Feng ordered Shangqing Ji Guang to lead Wu Guoshui to Liangshan to defend the Chu army. When Ji Guang Xingye led the sailors to Liangshan, the water wolf clan of the Chu State had already returned with a show of strength.
Ji Guang was furious and said to the generals: "The day before yesterday, the Chu general Dou Shen came to our border to show off his might, then the border city of Chu must have no defense, we might as well take this opportunity to use the sailor to attack our border city of Chu Chaocheng to relieve today's humiliation!" ”
Nachao City is not far from Liangshan of Wu State, and is located on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is a small city along the river where the state of Chu and the state of Wu hold each other.
The people on the border of Chu were really defenseless, and Ji Guang led the Wu State Naval Division, and with great effort, occupied Chaocheng. The defender of Chaocheng, Duoju, was defeated and retreated to the mainland.
The bag was repaid, and the wrath of thunder was suddenly born, and the king of Chu was played, and then the water wolf team of Doushen rushed to Chaocheng, united with Duoju to return to the division, and the soldiers and horses of the land and water came to fight Wu together, vowing to recapture Chaocheng.
Ji Guang, the commander of the Wu army, found out about the military situation of Chu State, and he was not afraid, so he treated each other with soldiers in Chaocheng, arranged troops, and treated each other.
It's October, and winter is coming. Ji Guang was inspecting the sailors on the Wu Army's flagship "Yonghuang". There is a report from Tanmalay: The water wolf team led by Dou Shen is approaching, with flags all over the sky, and the momentum is very majestic.
Ji Guang stood on the bow of the ship, and saw that in the mist, the warships of the Chu army were lined up in formation, and Yang Fan came. The warships of the Chu division are no longer what they used to be, most of them are mid-wing warships, and their combat effectiveness must be very different. Ji Guang was shocked, he didn't expect to see him in a short period of time, and this Chu State had created a water wolf division.
Ji Guang saw that the warships of the Chu division were coming violently, and they rushed down the river upstream, and there was no way to retreat, so he had to transfer troops and dispatch generals on the "Yonghuang" and take over the station.
The two groups of ships gradually approached, and after a rain of arrows, some of the ships began to meet, and the soldiers of both sides began to fight on the deck.
The surface of the river was covered with a spreading blood red, and the floating corpses on the Yangtze River floated and floated, and then drifted away with the rolling Yangtze River.
Since the state of Chu was a newly built water force, it had a great advantage in terms of the combat power of the ships and the terrain, so the Wu army was gradually at a disadvantage.
Ji Guang was still commanding on the Yonghuang, and at this time several warships of the Chu army had already surrounded him. The situation is critical. The deputy general Niu Yong shouted to Ji Guang: "Please leave the ship quickly, it is important to get on that boat and escape!" ”
Ji Guang was still beating drums on the flagship, and those Chu division warships pressed up even more.
Niu Yong saw that the boss had no intention of abandoning the ship, and he couldn't take care of it, so he went up and held Ji Guang up by the waist, then put it on his shoulders and ran towards the boat at the bow. Ji Guang saw that the situation could not be reversed, so he took the life-saving boat, passed through the fleet of the Chu State Naval Division, and retreated to Liangshan in Wu Realm.
The Chu army captured the Wu army's flagship "Yonghuang" and sank dozens of Wu army's warships, while the Chu army suffered very little losses, with less than ten warships sunk. Na Dou Shen was very excited, and he won the first battle, so he naturally immediately reported his merits to the imperial court.
Dou Shen saw Ji Guang retreat to Liangshan, so he also reorganized the water wolf team and pursued him.
Dou Shen chased after the sailor all the way and approached Liangshan. Seeing that Ji Guang's army had shrunk. Rest in a tributary of Yangsan. In order to demoralize the Wu army, Dou Shen dragged the captured Wu army's flagship "Yonghuang" as a trophy to the garrison's shore for display, and dug deep trenches around it to prevent the Wu army from recapturing the "Yonghuang".
Ji Guang took a break from the water army, and saw that Dou Shen did not take advantage of the victory to cover up the killing, so he let himself breathe, "It's really heaven and I can't stop it!" Ji Guang let out a long roar, seeing that Dou Shen had missed a good opportunity, so he thought of a plan to fight back.
Ji Guang climbed to the high place of Liangshan and saw that his flagship was placed on the land by the river by Dou Shen for demonstration, which was a great shame for a water army to lose its flagship.
Ji Guang returned to the big tent, gathered all the generals, and said in a loud voice: "It is a great shame for our army to lose its flagship!" As the commander of the first army, my Ji Guang is naturally unforgivable, but that is also the honor of our Wu country. We must regain our strength and reclaim 'Yonghuang'!" ”
The generals all raised their arms and shouted, vowing to fight to the death. After some deliberation, Wu Jun made a plan to break Chu with one blow.
This plan is divided into three steps: one is to send "water ghosts", that is, 10 soldiers who are good at diving, and they must look similar to the soldiers of the Chu army, take advantage of the night to dive across the river, first do the guards of the Chu camp, and then mix into the Chu camp as an internal response. The second is to send 50 soldiers who are good at fighting and diving to sneak directly into the trench of the "Yonghuang", and after hearing the signal to move, take care of the "Yonghuang" to prevent it from being burned by the Chu soldiers, and at the same time harass the attention of the Chu army. The third is that all the soldiers took advantage of the night to smuggle across the Yangtze River and have a surprise night battle.
After the strategic deployment was completed, all the officers and men prepared according to the deployment one by one.
However, he said that the Chu general Doushen, seeing that the Wu army's naval division was defeated and the flagship was captured by himself, he was a little lighthearted. After waiting for a break, he fought a decisive battle with the Wu army, wanting to eliminate the Wu State Naval Division in one fell swoop.
It was a dark and windy night for a month, and the Yangtze River was cold in winter. Those Chu troops were sleeping soundly in the camp tents. At this time, in a corner of the Chu camp, a fire was ignited. Some unidentified soldiers were shouting and clamoring. Those Chu troops had not yet come to their senses, and they saw that the Wu army with torches had already rushed in all directions.
Dou Shen didn't have time to put on his armor, so he picked up Chang Ge next to him and wanted to fight. When I ran out of the big tent, I saw that the barracks were on fire, and those Wu soldiers were holding torches and slashing all the way, but it was a pity that the soldiers of the Chu army were all in good clothes, so they had to fight in a hurry.
Everywhere there was a shout of killing, drowning out the warships, soldiers, barracks, and all the remnants of the dreams in front of them.
Dou Shen was furious, so he waved Changge and went up to meet Wu Bing, killing more than a dozen people, and several arrows in his body, but he still fought unremittingly.
Gradually, layers of Wu soldiers surrounded them, and the cold sword light, under the blazing firelight, lit up a bright blood red......
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