Chapter 156: The Wind Rises and the Fire Rises

On the tenth day of April in the Northern Tang Dynasty, the Northern Tang Dynasty Navy Division gathered on the banks of the Yangtze River.

Before that, Nanwu had gathered all the water forces it could gather, and it could almost be said that it was pouring out the power of the whole country.

Unlike the previous invincible, the Northern Tang Dynasty finally became a little dignified.

The Jinling defense line has basically taken shape, and it is an unprecedented force.

Even with the northern Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to cross the Yangtze River with relatively small losses.

But Jinling is in sight, and they have penetrated so much into the border of Southern Wu, it is impossible for them to give up.

Following the decisive battle of Yangzhou and the defense of Yangzhou, another shocking war broke out——

The Yangtze River Water Battle.

After the Yangtze River, it is Jinling, the imperial capital of Southern Wu, and at this moment, Southern Wu is almost crazy.

Dense warships spread all over the river, covering the sky and the sun.

A few days earlier, the Northern Tang Navy had bypassed the East China Sea from the Huai River and entered the waters of the Yangtze River.

They, it seems, are evenly matched.

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On April 20 of the first year of Kaiyuan in the Northern Tang Dynasty, Southern Wu relied on the superiority of the naval division to temporarily repel the Northern Tang naval division, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the Northern Tang Dynasty was more serious.

When the Northern Tang army was invincible, probably no one would have thought that Southern Wu could show signs of turning the tide by virtue of the Yangtze River, a natural trench and the advantages of the naval division that has always been a naval division.

Indeed, if most of the previous attacks on the Northern Tang Dynasty by the Southern Wu army were incomparable with the help of Guan Zhengxing, then the fierce battle at the Huai River was the embodiment of the strength of the Southern Wu naval division itself.

The superiority of the sailor made the people of Southern Wu feel more and more confidence, and they were no longer sad and bleak, and they were jealous of the terrible His Majesty of the Northern Tang Dynasty, but believed that there would always be a day when the clouds and fog would disperse.

In the tent of the Chinese army, General Weiyuan looked at the generals silently and did not say a word.

He was waiting for those people to say it themselves, because everyone understood what was pressing urgently.

He used to be a talkative person, but everyone here knows that he is the way he is now since the death of General Guan Ying.

Although many things in his life were difficult to predict and prevent, he still believed that General Guan Ying's death had something to do with him, and that he had not done enough to cause such a consequence.

"General," someone finally spoke, it was a thin and tall general, who didn't look strong, but there were countless opponents who died under his strange marksmanship a long time ago, "The sailors of Southern Wu have always been stronger than us, this is an irrefutable fact. ”

"I don't believe it!" A burly man patted the desk in front of him, "Our Tang Dynasty is rich and strong, and the equipment and smelting technology are superb, and our warships are definitely not backward than those uncivilized Wu barbarians, only advanced, so how can we not beat it?" That's our people, no! ”

"The sailor must be lax in training and loose discipline, which will cause such consequences, I think, strictly investigate, see who is slack, kill chickens and monkeys, kill a hundred examples, so that the heart is nervous, there is a sense of oppression, and the combat effectiveness will definitely be able to go up!"

When he talked about the back, the more he talked, the more excited he became, and he didn't care that he had taken several shots, which made the generals around him show displeasure.

"General Ban, in this matter, killing people is not an easy way to solve the problem, the soldiers fought bravely, no one was greedy for life and afraid of death, this must not chill everyone's hearts, it is not appropriate." One veteran retorted somewhat slowly.

"Old man Ming!" General Ban slapped the case again, "It's not proper, killing people is not an easy solution to the problem, you duplicitous guy, who doesn't know how many people you have killed since you became famous?" Don't pretend to be a good person here! ”

The veteran still looked slow and methodical, not angry at all: "Hey! Ay! Young people are angry, don't be angry, this time and that time! ”

"I hate this gesture of yours the most!"

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The two of them, one angry, the other careless, upset many people for a while.

In the end, General Weiyuan spoke in a deep voice: "General Ban, you don't need to mention that kind of suggestion, General Ming just now has a good sentence, the soldiers fought bravely, no one is greedy for life and afraid of death, the moment of the destruction of Nanwu to dominate the world is just around the corner, everyone wants to create a glory for future generations, as for the drill or not, I have seen it when I went to General Kong's camp in the past, there is no slack in the training of the sailor, and the gap between us and the Nanwu sailor is because of many other reasons, But it can't be that the soldiers are pampered. ”

He paused: "And the combat effectiveness is not as good as the enemy, this point can not be changed in a short period of time, as long as there is not too much gap, what we want to think about now is whether there is a good way to break the enemy," he looked at the thin and tall general who spoke first, "General Kong, do you have anything to say?" ”

This General Kong was originally a cavalryman, but in the end he became the commander of the Northern Tang Dynasty Naval Division, the legend of this, not to be expressed, but the previous Ming General questioned his naval division in every way, he was silent, did not make the slightest refutation for himself, from this point alone, it can be seen that he is a relatively stable person.

Hearing this, General Ban wanted to say something more, but his hand was held down by a general beside him and shook his head at him, so he snorted coldly, obviously aimed at General Kong and "Old Man Ming".

The veteran smiled, not taking it to heart, as for General Kong, he didn't want to worry about anything with him.

General Kong lowered his eyes and said, "I look at the recent wind, and it is still a little cool. ”

General Weiyuan didn't immediately comprehend what he meant, and couldn't help but bow: "Please continue." ”

General Kong smiled: "It's been a northwest wind recently, although it's not big, it's not slight. ”

"You guy, you speak slowly and incoherently, how can you be the same as Old Man Ming!?" General Ban really couldn't help it, so he should be the first to strike.

Someone next to him glared at him, and no one paid any attention to him.

"Are you trying to ......" General Weiyuan realized something slightly, was slightly stunned, and then his expression became a little serious.

"The wind rises and the fire is not as good as the fire." General Kong smiled slightly.

It was obvious that there was silence in the tent of the Chinese army, and then General Weiyuan stroked his palms and laughed, I have to say that since General Guanying was martyred, it was the first time that others had seen him smile so comfortably and heartily.

"The people of Southern Wu are scheming and thoughtful, but attacking on the water, with the help of the wind, is a clever plan, you can give it a try, even if it is not good, you can think of another way."

The generals in the Chinese army tent nodded in agreement, even the squad general who was disdainful of General Kong just now.

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