Jiangdu's army brought enough artillery shells and food for this expedition, so although the army only had 20,000 people, it had nearly a hundred warships.
Zhu Yuanzhang divided the fleet into ten squadrons, and Han Er was responsible for commanding the second squadron.
After Yang Sanqiang just found Zhu Yuanzhang, he said something to tell everyone to calm down and just listen to General Zhu's nonsense.
Han Er knew that there was no hope for the personal guard general, so he angrily returned to his fleet, climbed onto the mast, and carefully observed what was going on around him.
Two hours later, the sun passed high and the weather was extremely hot. Although there was a strong wind on the river, Han Er was still sweating profusely from the sun.
At this time, he was staring at a three-way intersection to the north, and saw a tributary rushing down from the north and merging into the river with turbulent waves.
Han Er took out a rubbing map and looked at it. He knew that the river was Xishui, and secretly thought: "Commander Xu has marked it. Xishui may also ambush enemy troops. Do you want to go over and remind General Zhu?"
Then I thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't investigate in Qishui just now, and he definitely won't investigate here either.
However, as a deputy general, he also has the responsibility to remind the commander.
Just when he hesitated, another flagman on the mast greeted him: "General, the handsome ship has sent an order to stop the ship!"
Han Er was stunned for a moment, surprised and confused at the same time, and quickly ordered the fleet to stop.
After the entire fleet anchored, Han Er hurriedly took the boat and headed towards the handsome ship.
Arriving at the handsome ship, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang still sitting on the cannon, with a person standing next to him, and it was Yang Sanqiang.
Han Er took a step forward and was about to ask a question, but Yang Sanqiang spoke first.
"General Han, don't worry, wait until all the generals are here."
Han Er saw that he and Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and saw the fleet stopped at Xishui. He vaguely felt that things were not as simple as he thought, so he waited silently.
Soon, after all the generals arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke.
"I have sent people to Xishui to investigate, and the generals of all ships are ready for battle!"
Han Er couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "General Zhu, you didn't investigate in Qishui just now, why did you investigate in Xishui?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked back: "Don't you think Xishui should be investigated?"
"That's not what I mean!"
Another general said loudly: "General Han means that there may be an ambush of the enemy in Xishui, and it is also possible in Qishui. Why do you only care about one side?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the man and said with a smile: "General Sun, let me ask you, what will be the result if we send people to investigate in Qishui?"
General Sun was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.
Yang Sanqiang crossed his arms and said with a smile: "There are only two outcomes, either the enemy set up an ambush, or the enemy did not set up an ambush!"
Han Er rolled his eyes and said to himself: "Isn't this nonsense?"
Yang Sanqiang saw that the generals looked unhappy and was not angry. He smiled and said: "If the enemy sets up an ambush, our army can naturally destroy the ambush, but there will be two possibilities!"
Han Er was stunned and said: "Which two kinds?"
Yang Sanqiang said slowly: "Everyone has seen the map and should know that when we go to Wuchang, there are two places where the enemy can set up ambushes, one is Qishui and the other is Xishui!"
Han Erdao: "Yes!"
Yang Sanqiang said: "If the enemy sets up an ambush in Qishui, then there will be two situations. The first is that the enemy also sets up an ambush in Xishui, and the second is that the enemy does not set up an ambush in Xishui!"
Han Er was troubled and had a headache, so he said: "So what?"
Yang Sanqiang stopped talking and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "It is good that the enemy has not set up an ambush in Xishui. If they also ambush a fleet in Xishui, what will they do if they see us attacking the ambush in Qishui?"
General Sun suddenly realized, "These turtles must have escaped!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "There is another situation. The enemy set up an ambush at Xishui instead of Qishui. They saw us parked at the mouth of Qishui and sent people to investigate. Do you think they would still do it?
Stay in Xishui?"
Han Er said in a daze: "Is it because of this reason that you don't go to Qishui to investigate?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes. Now we are stopping at Xishui to investigate. As long as they set up an ambush, no matter where they set the ambush, we will not be able to escape!"
Han Er suddenly realized that in this case, if there was no ambush in Xishui, they could still go back and investigate Qishui, which was indeed foolproof!
"General, I am...subjected!" He bowed, and the other generals also bowed their hands in obeisance.
Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "The war is imminent. You must be prepared for war. You must treat the other party as the most powerful enemy. You must not take it lightly. Do you understand?"
All the generals were in great admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang at this moment and said in unison: "Yes!"
When Yang Sanqiang saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had successfully subdued the generals, he couldn't help but nod secretly.
However, deep in his heart, another thought also occurred.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not only a very capable person, but also a very charming person. I had a good impression of him not long after getting along with him.
If he were an old brother from Longtan Village, Yang Sanqiang wouldn't worry too much.
However, he is a surrendered general after all.
Even if he sincerely surrenders, he has no second thoughts. With his ability and charm, he can easily gather the surrendering generals and form a new force within the Jiangdu Army to compete with the Longtanzhai forces.
Although the original Longtan Village had its own small groups, under the leadership of Qin Lingjun, they did not form interest parties.
If another group is stimulated, it is likely to prompt them to unite and form a closer interest party.
When the two parties fight, it will not be a good thing for anyone.
But having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang's frankness greatly benefited Yang Sanqiang, so he did not intend to tell Zhang Yangquan about it.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang did not take the initiative in this matter, so Yang Sanqiang decided to choose an appropriate time to remind him appropriately.
Half an hour later, the scouts sent out reported that there was indeed a fleet ambushed in Xiguo!
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately led his army towards the Xishui ambush and killed them.
The ambush was actually quite large, with a total of 20,000 people. Seeing that his side was exposed, the general simply gave the order and rushed towards Jiangdu's army.
The two armies met about five miles from the mouth of the river, and a battle broke out immediately.
No matter who it is, the first time they fight Jiangdu Navy, their common sense of combat will be shattered by the range of artillery.
Moreover, Chen Youliang's navy was composed of newly assembled troops from Huguang Province. Although they were all selected as people who were proficient in water skills, they had not received formal navy training.
However, Jiangdu's army was well-trained. With only five volleys, the Xishui fleet was sunk by five large ships. The formation was in chaos, and two ships even collided with each other.
The Han army is different from the Jiangdu army. One large ship carries more than a thousand soldiers, and five ships have about six to seven thousand soldiers.
Seeing that the damage exceeded 30%, the general retreated quickly. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered a pursuit!
Jiangdu's warships were fast, and they chased and fought. After pursuing for two miles, the Xishui ambush army was completely wiped out.
This battle was just a small test for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Through this battle, he gained a deeper understanding of the power of Jiangdu's navy, and immediately issued two orders.
First of all, he sent a team of hundreds to each side of the strait to clean up the scouts and prevent the enemy scouts from detecting the outcome of the battle!
Immediately afterwards, he divided the army into two, and handed over the fleet of 10,000 to Yang Sanqiang.
"General Yang, you will hide in Xishui later and come out after the enemy's main force has passed Xishui to block their retreat!"
Yang Sanqiang said blankly: "Are you saying that the enemy's main force will come over?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "The enemy general is Chen Youren. This man is crazier than his brother Chen Youliang. After learning that the Xishui fleet is under attack, he will definitely come to help!"
Yang Sanqiang's eyes flashed and he said: "You are leading an army of 10,000 sailors, are you preparing to escape?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and smiled and said: "Yes, I will retreat after entering the river. Chen Youren thought that in order to destroy the Xishui fleet, more than half of it was damaged, so he will definitely come to pursue me!"
Yang Sanqiang thought for a while and said: "Their boat speed is not very fast. Would Chen Youren chase after him knowing that he couldn't catch up?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed brightly and he said: "The enemy's deputy commander Zhang Bixian is a very cautious person. He should have proposed the plan to set up an ambush. Since he set up an ambush in Xishui, there is a high possibility of setting up an ambush in Qishui!" p>
Yang Sanqiang understood that if there was an ambush in Qishui, they must be on their way here now. Chen Youren naturally wanted to go there and make dumplings!
After watching the battle just now, he was not worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would really get dumped, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I will block Chen Youren's retreat!"