Chapter 587 The battle that decides the fate of Jiangdong! (Thanks to [Yuhuashi Ai Xiuxian]
The cavalry of Cao Jun and Liaodong Army began to attack in a roundabout way.
The front lines of Liaodong Army and Cao Army blocked the attacks of Goguryeo and Fuyu.
However, Goguryeo's light cavalry could not resist the attack of Cao's cavalry.
When the cavalry of Cao Jun and the Liaodong Army defeated the Goguryeo Fuyu cavalry and penetrated the allied army formation from the side, Gao Zitan's army had already declared defeat.
The army was defeated like a mountain!
The proud Goguryeo and Buyeo people found in despair that there was a huge and irreparable gap between themselves and Cao Jun and Liaodong Army.
But they still don’t know that their failure this time is not the end, but the beginning of another battle!
In May, the eleventh year of Jian'an.
Liuqiu Island has now been occupied by Sun Quan. After a bloody round of cleaning up, only about half of the indigenous people on the island are left.
Perhaps because he learned the lessons of the Shanyue people, Sun Quan did not show mercy to these aboriginal people. As long as the aboriginal people were unwilling to integrate into the Han nationality, they could only work in heavy hard labor until they died.
The "bloody" suppression allowed Sun Quan to quickly establish a foothold on Liuqiu Island. This will become another foothold for Sun Quan besides Jiangdong.
At the same time, Cao's army, which had taken Chaisang City and rested for less than half a month, launched another attack from the waterway towards Jiangdong.
This time, Cao Cao plans to completely eliminate the navy in Jiangdong!
Lu Yan and Gan Ning stood on the flagship.
As the order to dispatch the entire army was issued, Gan Ning suddenly waved the sword in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to make contributions and make a fortune! The entire army is set off!"
"The Han Navy is invincible!"
"The Han Navy is invincible!"
"The Han Navy is invincible!"
The navy soldiers all puffed up their chests, shouted loudly, and their faces were all red with excitement.
Since Pengze Lake blocked the path of Cao's army, the next protagonist will be the Han Navy.
Following Gan Ning's order, more than 150 three-masted warships and more than 2,000 small-scale battlefields such as boats and ships set off towards the next target, Pengze, as if they were blocking the sky and the sun.
Cao Jun's attack this time came like a gust of wind and rain, but the Jiangdong army, under the coordination of Lu Su, still issued a cry of resistance to the death.
The Jiangdong Navy still has 3,000 warships, including more than 30 large-scale warships and 10 or so imitation three-masted warships. The rest are small warships such as sterns and sterns.
The comprehensive strength of this navy has accounted for 80% of the Wu Kingdom's navy. It is led by Sun Quan's most trusted general Cheng Pu, as well as deputy generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.
Soon after Cao Jun started taking action, the Wu Navy also responded, but they did not send troops to intercept.
Cao Jun's navy moved along the water very fast, and it didn't take long. The front was only more than 20 miles away from Peng Ze's Wu Jun water stronghold.
The river surface is getting wider and wider, and the river bank can no longer be seen with the naked eye. It is obvious that we are about to enter the huge Pengze Lake.
Pengze Lake, known as Poyang Lake in later generations, is the second largest lake in China with a vast area. Standing by the lake is like standing by the sea, stretching as far as the eye can see.
However, the position of Pengze Lake at this time was slightly different from that of later generations.…
The current Pengze Lake spans the north and south of the Yangtze River and is where the main river passes. However, the Poyang Lake of later generations is to the south of the Yangtze River. This is because after nearly two thousand years of geographical changes, the position of the lake has moved south and its shape has also changed.
Today's Wu State Water Village is located at the crescent bend of Pengze Lake, on the eastern edge of Pengze Lake, not far from where the Yangtze River enters the lake. This will also be today's main battlefield!
Lu Yan stood at the bow of the flagship and observed Peng Zenei's situation with a telescope. The navy commander Gan Ning, the accompanying army counselor Sima Yi, and the accompanying army Sima Jiang Wan were all accompanying him.
From time to time, soldiers acting as scouts would arrive in fast boats and loudly report their location and military information.
Until almost all the naval fleet entered Pengze, there was still no movement from the Jiangdong Navy.
Jiang Wan was a little confused and couldn't help but asked Sima Yi softly: "Military advisor, the entire navy of our army was dispatched, and the momentum was huge. Why didn't the Jiangdong Navy make any movement and allowed us to enter Pengze and approach their water stronghold?"
What? Is there some conspiracy behind this?"
Hearing this, Sima Yi chuckled lightly and replied: "You don't know something, Gong Yan. I'm afraid there is no calculation in this.
The reason is simply that the Jiangdong Navy did not dare to fight us on the narrow water surface.
You should know that our army's large ships are equipped with artillery. On the narrow water surface, our army's warships can almost cover the entire river.
As a result, the Jiangdong Navy had no room for maneuver and had to fight us head-on.
But in this case, they would have no way to avoid the firepower of our artillery.
What awaits them is nothing more than another defeat."
The Jiangdong Navy led by Zhou Yu suffered this embarrassing loss when it first came into contact with the Han Navy.
At that time, a hundred three-masted warships lined up on the river, and countless black gun muzzles were pointed at the unsuspecting Jiangdong Navy, giving them the first major defeat in their lives.
Knowing that the Han Dynasty's navy has sharp artillery, generals like Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin who are experienced in water warfare will naturally no longer foolishly confront Cao's army head-on.
After listening to Sima Yi's explanation, Jiang Wan suddenly said: "Are they waiting for us to enter Pengze so that they can use the vast lake to deal with us?"
"A boy can be taught!" Sima Yi smiled and nodded, feeling very satisfied with this cheap junior who knew everything.
Jiang Wan did not show a happy look, but instead asked with some worry: "The only shortcoming of our warships is their maneuverability. If the artillery wants to attack the enemy, it must aim at them from the side of the ship. This also gives them
Opportunities to use mobility to disrupt our firepower."
At this time, Lu Yan said: "Don't worry, there are Xingba, Dabao, Su Fei and the others."
"Dabao? Who is Dabao?" Gan Ning asked doubtfully.
"Um" Lu Yan realized that he had let something slip, and quickly explained with a reason: "Xu Sheng, isn't his nickname just Dabao?"
"Um, really?"
Anyway, Xu Sheng is on another ship, and no one can expose Lu Yan now despite his nonsense.
Sure enough, when the Han Navy entered Pengze, the gates of the water village stretching along the shore of the Jiangdong Navy opened almost at the same time!…
Facts have proved that Sima Yi's analysis is correct.
In the water village with no fewer than ten water villages, thousands of large and small warships swarmed out, and in an instant, the crescent-shaped curved lake surface emerged.
Cheng Pu took the lead of the central army and commanded it from the center. Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin each led an army, and the left and right wings advanced together.
Zhou Tai stood proudly on the deck of the largest three-masted warship with his eyes half-closed, hugging Li Gangshan.
This three-masted battleship is the latest product of Jiangdong Shipyard. Its size and quality are very close to the three-masted battleship of the Han Navy.
It has to be said that Jiangdong, with its strong shipbuilding strength and experience, does have the capital to dominate large and small rivers.
When he left the water village and came to Pengze Lake, Zhou Tai saw Cao Jun's fleet that covered the sky and the sun at a glance!
There are more than 150 three-masted warships spaced about three feet apart from each other, and there are countless small warships densely packed in between.
The soldiers of the Dahan Navy may not be as good as the Jiangdong Navy in water warfare experience, but in terms of the quantity and quality of warships and weapons, the Dahan Navy undoubtedly has the upper hand.
In Peng Ze's battle, both sides took out the guy at the bottom of the box.
Whether it is Lu Yan or Lu Su, they all know that after passing Peng Ze, the Jiangdong Army will no longer be able to compete with the Han Navy!
Pengze is the place for their final decisive battle!
End, or hope?
This battle will be the one that determines Jiangdong's final fate! This chapter has been completed!