Zhang Xi thought silently for a long time, and finally decided to stick to Echeng.

It's really not that Zhang Xi wants to work hard for Liu Qi, the main thing is that Jiang Xia and his son Liu Qi are never one or the other here in Zhang Xi.

According to the plan of Zhuge Liang and others, this Jiangxia will be used as a retreat base for the lord Liu Bei in the future, and in the early stage, it must be in the name of the son Liu Qi, so as not to arouse Liu Biao's suspicion.

Therefore, Jiang Xia and Gongzi Liu Qi can't have an accident, and if one of these two has an accident, it will be a losing situation for Liu Bei.

As for what to do after holding Echeng, will it increase Liu Qi's prestige because of this, Zhang Xi can't think about it so much for the time being.

However, although Zhang Xi made up his mind to defend Echeng, it does not mean that the casualties of the Navy in the past few days have been clearly told to Zhang Xi that the Jiangxia Navy is not the opponent of the Jiangdong Navy Army, and the morale of the army is low.

So, we have to think of a way.

Zhang Xi began to recall the classic water battle examples in his mind to see if there was anything that could inspire him.

But Zhang Xi was very sad to find that some of the so-called classic battle examples in his mind only had a general process, and then he divided who won and who lost, and how to fight, not in-depth research, who can know? !

The most famous battle of Chibi. In history, whether Zhou Yu won by burning the warship, or Cao Jun took the initiative to burn the ship and retreat because of the plague, in the history book "Three Kingdoms", the records of "Book of Wu", "Book of Wei" and "Book of Shu" are contradictory.

The Battle of Weishui left a lot of idioms like "the wind is blowing", "the grass and trees are soldiers" and the result of a victory in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and nothing else remained.

And judging from historical records, the victory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was of course due to Xie Xuan's composure and meritorious command, but the defeat of the former Qin was more due to Fu Jian's failure to integrate the various forces in the north and the consequences of rushing south when the people were not aligned.

Water Battle of Poyang Lake. It's better to watch "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong wrote the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" version of the Battle of Chibi based on the Poyang Lake Water Battle.

The Battle of Huang Tiandang. Well, Han Shizhong won a few tactical battles and trapped Yan Zongbi, but judging from the results of the battle, the Southern Song Dynasty lost this battle.

Still. The Battle of Huang Tiandang?!

Zhang Xi suddenly had some inspiration.

Huang Tiandang's famous water battle, the most talked about is not only Liang Hongyu's drums to help the army, but also Han Shizhong's design to besiege the commander of the Jin soldiers, Wanyan Zongbi, that is, the Golden Vulture Technique.

And the way to get trapped is to block the waterway.

Han Shizhong introduced Wanyan Zongbi into his preset ambush circle, and then the shipwreck blocked the waterway at the entrance of the canal, cut off Wanyan Zongbi's return route, and blocked Wanyan Zongbi in the area of Jinshan and Jiaoshan.

So. Shipwrecks blocking the Yangtze River?!

This happened during the Anti-Japanese War, when the Chinese Navy had to sink ships at the mouth of the Yangtze River under the condition of great disparity in strength, blocking the road of the little devil navy along the river, and giving the rear time to arrange a war.

Now Zhang Xi has to think about whether it will work if he chooses to sink the ship and intercept the river.

Although Han Shizhong sank the ship, he blocked the canal. The estuary of the canal and the surface of the Yangtze River are not the same concept.

Although the Anti-Japanese War also sank the river, it was a modern warship, and the most important thing was an ironclad ship, whether it was the hull material or tonnage, it was not comparable to the wooden ships of this era.

The Yangtze River is a big river in the end, not to mention the width of the river, and the speed of the water flow is also fast, Zhang Xi is really afraid that the wooden boat will not be able to block it at all, and it will be washed away by the water in a few days.

And there is another problem here - how to defend the city of E.

Even if Zhang Xi really cut off the Yangtze River, then for the Jiangdong group, they will not give up the march because the waterway is impassable, they will definitely continue to attack Jiangxia, but they will change from the waterway to the shore to attack the city.

So, what exactly is the land combat capability of the Jiangdong Army.

Although judging from the records of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and history books, the land combat ability of the Jiangdong Navy is a joke, and no one can beat it except for a sneak attack. But now that Zhang Xi is going to face the attack of this "joke" army in person, it is better to be cautious.

Zhang Xi had to ask Chen about this.

After all, Chen has lived in Jiangxia for a long time, and he has not dealt with the Jiangdong army once or twice, so he should know a little bit.

And Chen said that he was a general of the naval army and rarely led the army in land battles. However, judging from the records of Jiangdong's invasion of Jiangxia in the previous times, it should be about the same level as the Jingzhou Army, and it is really difficult to say who is stronger than whom.

At this time, Wei Yan finally couldn't help but speak.

"The battle of the river, I dare not boast, but if it is a land battle. There is a certain certainty, so that the group of Jiangdong cubs will not dare to cross the city of Hubei by half a step! ”

Wei Yan also has a basis for saying this.

During the day today, the Jiangdong Army rushed into battle, and Wei Yan led his guards to understand the combat power of the Jiangdong Army.

Those who can rush into battle must be the elite of the Jiangdong Army.

And this so-called elite, in Wei Yan's opinion, is to take advantage of the shaking on the water, otherwise they would have been driven down by the guards led by him.

Jiangdong soldiers, but that's it.

Although Zhang Xi didn't quite believe Wei Yan's bragging, Zhang Xi still chose to believe Chen's words.

If it's about the same level as the Jiangxia Army.

"I have a plan, please refer to General Chen!"

Zhang Xi began to talk about his plan.

To put it simply, it is a shipwreck to intercept the river, forcing the Jiangdong group to abandon the superior naval army and instead go ashore to attack the city, and fight it out on land.

Zhang Xi doesn't understand the naval battle, and he is not sure, but if it is a land battle, Zhang Xi still has a city wall as a protection. If the Jiangdong Army is really at the level of land warfare of the five scum of the war, it is difficult to say that it will be a fight.

Of course, Zhang Xi also has a disadvantage on his side, that is, there is a serious shortage of soldiers defending the city.

But if the Jiangxia Navy no longer needs to undertake surface combat missions, then Zhang Xi is not a problem of insufficient troops, but a surplus of troops.

There are more than 10,000 naval troops, even if the level of land warfare is not good, it is still possible to help defend a city, at least it is better than conscripting the people.

Even Zhang Xi doesn't need so many people, there are too many people in the city to fit it.

These people can also divide more than half to strengthen the defense of the counties along the river, and they can even return to Shaxian by land, and then come back to meet the battle after reorganizing the war ships in the Shaxian Water Village.

But the only problem with Zhang Xi's strategy is whether the sinking of ships and intercepting the river can be accomplished.

Don't look back, the boat sank, but the river was not blocked, then it really became a joke.

As soon as Chen heard that Zhang Xi was going to sink the ship, he panicked.

"Zhang Duyou, don't do it!" Chen's face changed sharply, and he hurriedly persuaded Zhang Xidao, "The battle of the river depends on the warship, and if the post is a sunken ship, although it can stop Jiangdong for a while, it is not a strategy to retreat the army. In case something is not harmonious, we will no longer have the power to stop Jiangdong. ”

Chen Zuo means that although the shipwreck can indeed block the waterway of the Yangtze River, it is only a temporary blockade of the Jiangdong Navy, and it cannot be blocked for too long.

In the end, it is not an ironclad ship, as long as the wreck of the wooden ship Jiangdong is willing to take the time to clean up, there will always be a day to dredge.

Of course, if Echeng has always been in the hands of Zhang Xi, then it is not so easy for Jiangdong to clean up the wreck, to prevent Zhang Xi from raiding the camp on the shore, and to be careful of the strong crossbow bows and arrows launched at the head of Echeng City when cleaning up the ships.

But what if Yiyi Creek can't stop the siege of Jiangdong in a land battle.

Once Jiangdong captures Echeng, there will be enough safe environment to clean up the wreck, and at that time, the Jiangdong Navy can still march, and the Jiangxia Navy will not have enough ships to fight even if they return to Shaxian, and the new ships left in Shaxian will also need to be trained and familiar by the sailors before they can go into battle. How can there be that time?!

Finally, and most importantly, Chen is reluctant.

In these years, shipbuilding is very expensive, and the time for shipbuilding is also very long.

After several years of accumulation, the Jiangxia Navy worked hard to build two Mengchong warships, which shows how difficult it is to build ships.

Didn't you see that even the Jiangdong Navy would rather spend a little more time to capture the Mengchong battleship back, a Mengchong battleship is also a rare commodity in Jiangdong.

If this sinks the ship that was built with great difficulty, the Jiangxia Navy will also be greatly damaged, and if it is to be restored to its current scale and combat effectiveness, God knows that it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Monkey.

Therefore, Chen pleaded bitterly, but he refused, and insisted on Sha Xian's suggestion to withdraw from the army.

In the end, Zhang Xi really had no choice but to take out his identity as a postal supervisor and said to Chen, "General Chen will do this as such, and I will bear all the consequences!" ”

This was already equivalent to giving an order, and Chen was silent for a while, and finally gave up his order.

Then, the navy went into action overnight.

First of all, the water village was demolished, and some heavy objects in the water village were thrown into the river as a foundation.

And then there's the shipwreck.

Regardless of whether the ship is large or small, all of them are loaded with stones, and under the leadership of Chen Zuo, when they reach a place, they will chisel through the bottom of the ship and let the ship sink.

Chen has been stationed in Echeng for many years as the commander of the navy, and he knows too well about the hydrological conditions around Echeng, knows where it is deep and shallow, and where there are reefs, and is more comfortable arranging shipwrecks.

The shipwreck interception does not mean to block the entire Yangtze River, but only to sink ships along some reefs and shallow places, so that the surface and underwater environment become complicated, so that the Jiangdong Navy cannot pass quickly.

If you separate one ship after another, and carefully test and slowly pass through, then you can also get by.

But the Jiangdong Navy has at least more than 100 warships, and it is so slowly trying to test the underwater situation, and the year of the monkey can let all the troops pass?!

Besides, there is not no enemy on the shore, Echeng is also built near the water, there is a section of the city wall facing the water, you pass so slowly, it is really a bed crossbow for people to guard the city, right?!

Chen was distressed, but he still sank the ship according to Zhang Xi's military order, and in a relatively deep water, he sank his own car, the Mengchong ship, with tears in his eyes.

After nearly 100 of the remaining large and small warships of the Jiangxia Navy sank and blocked the river, Chen returned to Shuizhai to resume his life.

Next, what Chen needs to do is to lead these Jiangxia naval forces, which no longer have ships, to the north from Exian, and then turn to the west, and go to the naval base in Shaxian to reorganize the naval army, and if conditions permit, to form an army as soon as possible and control Xiakou to guard the entrance of Hanshui.

As for Echeng, it is impossible for Chen to come back.

One is that it takes too long to come back and forth, and when Chen comes back, I can't say what the battle situation in Exian County will be at this time.

Second, Chen must also seize the time to train the navy army to deal with the consequences in case Exian County can't hold it.

However, before leaving, Chen was still kind enough to allocate 2,000 water soldiers to Zhang Xi to help him hold on to Echeng.

In these years, although the level of land warfare of the naval army should be discounted, it is better than letting the people defend the city.

It's not that Chen is stingy and doesn't give more, but the county seat of Exian County is so big, and it is useless if there are too many people.

Zhang Xi divided the two thousand soldiers into two, one thousand of them were handed over to Wei Yan's command, and the remaining one thousand were under his own command, and began to prepare to defend the city.

(End of chapter)