Just when Chai Kehong was shocked that he could not go back, Chen Decheng in Chizhou fell into a dilemma.
Chen Decheng was born as a general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. His father, Chen Hui, was known as Chen Tie. He was agile and brave when he was young. He served as a general under Wang Yanzheng, the provincial governor of Fujian. He was as famous as Lin Renzhao and was the pillar of Fujian.
The Min country was weak and the countries south of the Yangtze River did not dare to compete with it, all because of Lin Renzhao and Chen Jiao.
However, due to political issues, there was internal turmoil in Fujian.
Only then did the Southern Tang Dynasty seize the opportunity to destroy Fujian.
Lin Renzhao did not want to serve as an official in the Southern Tang Dynasty and went home to hunt for a living. Chen Hui surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty and made many military exploits for the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was worshiped as the military envoy of the Zhongyi Army and became a dominant force in the founding of the state for more than ten years.
Chen Decheng was eager to learn when he was young, talented in both civil and military affairs, capable of fighting and writing poetry, and was one of the few rising stars in Jiangnan.
In the Battle of Huainan in the later Zhou Dynasty, Chen Decheng was also the main general in the counterattack of the Southern Tang Dynasty, second only to Zhu Yuan and Lin Renzhao, and on par with Guo Tingwei.
In the Battle of Purple Mountain, Zhu Yuan surrendered to the enemy and the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated. Chen Decheng escaped by diving and escaped.
After Luo Youdu captured Jiangling, he controlled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and threatened the Yangtze River defense line.
Li Jing then appointed Chen Decheng as the governor of Chizhou to prevent Lin Renzhao's navy from flowing down the river and directly threatening Jinling, the capital of the lower reaches of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Luo Youdu marched westward into central Sichuan, and Lin Renzhao led his navy southward, heading straight to Chizhou and blocking the connection between Chizhou and Jinling.
"hateful!"
Chen Decheng punched the table. He always wondered why Lin Renzhao came straight to Chizhou instead of Ezhou or Jiangzhou.
Being in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Lin Renzhao has an advantage in the upper reaches, and he can make every step of the way.
Go down the Yangtze River and capture Ezhou and Jiangzhou one by one, then take Chizhou where you are, and directly control the Yangtze River defense line that reaches Jinling.
This is the best way for the North to conquer Jiangnan. Countless examples in history show that only by completely controlling the Yangtze River defense line can Jiangnan be truly destroyed.
Lin Renzhao went against the grain and violated the law of military use.
Chen Decheng did not regard this as stupidity, but there must be a reason.
Chen Decheng heard his father talk about Lin Renzhao's ability more than once. It was a great honor for him to be as famous as Lin Renzhao in this life.
A person who is so highly praised by his father is by no means an easy person.
Facts have also proved this. Both Ezhou and Jiangzhou took the initiative to defeat the Central Plains navy because Lin Renzhao gave up their upstream advantage.
In the end, without exception, they were all defeated by Lin Renzhao.
The downstream is at a disadvantage in water warfare, but it does not mean that the downstream will lose.
There must be a reason why Lin Renzhao took the initiative to give up his upstream advantage.
Chen Decheng thought hard and couldn't figure out why Lin Renzhao protected the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.
Zhang Xiong attracted the navy from the south of the Yangtze River in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, while Lin Renzhao attracted the navy from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chizhou.
Naturally, people did not dare to fish in the river during the war. Therefore, under the nose of Jiangnan, the Central Plains completed the grafting of the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.
Until all the Central Plains Army crossed the river, they divided their troops into multiple routes, all the way to the capital Jinling, and all the navy camps in the south of the Yangtze River were divided along the way.
Only then did Chen Decheng, who was located in Chizhou, discover the existence of the Yangtze River Floating Bridge...
When Chen Decheng heard the news, he was completely stunned.
Can a bridge be built over the Yangtze River?
He remembered that more than a month ago, cargo ships carrying big bamboo leaves emerged from the mouth of Chaohu Lake and headed downstream.
When the cargo ship passed by Chizhou, he remained indifferent.
He only thought that those were supplies for Cao Bin to build the Jiangbei camp, and there was no need to take the risk to intercept them...
Now my intestines are full of regret.
"What to do, Governor Chen!"
Wang Hui, the Marquis of Yu in the Warring States Period, was so anxious that his voice trembled and tears were about to come out.
Navy warships have a very deep draft and can only dock at special military docks.
The Central Plains Army seized the naval camp and directly trapped the huge Jiangnan Navy on the Yangtze River.
Shu Yuan and Zhao Kuangzan also attacked Jinling City, captured the outer city of Jinling, and were preparing to attack the inner city.
Already trapped in a place of life and death.
"The Yangtze River Floating Bridge must be destroyed!"
Chen Decheng said word for word: "Only by destroying the Yangtze River Floating Bridge and cutting off the supply lines to the Central Plains can we turn the tide."
He paused for a moment, and finally had no choice but to say: "The king's capital, Marquis Yu, gathers the battleships and soldiers to go to war..."
Lin Renzhao's navy, which besieged Chizhou last night, withdrew from Chizhou and divided its troops into two groups, one way down the river and the other upstream.
It was also because of Lin Renzhao's withdrawal that they were able to learn about the Yangtze River Floating Bridge at the first time.
How could Chen Decheng not know what this means?
Lin Renzhao deliberately let them discover the Yangtze River Floating Bridge, just to ask them to go to war to attack the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.
Chen Decheng knew that as long as he sent troops, Lin Renzhao's navy troops going upstream would inevitably appear behind him, and they would use their advantage upstream to deal a fatal blow to him.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
But at this point, Chen Decheng had no choice.
If we just sit back and watch, Jiangnan will be gone.
Now that we know it's a trick, we can only fight to the death.
"Uncle Lin, let my nephew experience how terrible you are!"
In Chizhou Water Village, there are 11,862 soldiers and more than 500 large and small warships scattered along the river bank.
Chen Decheng stood on the large ship, looking at the military situation around him, with nothing but desperate determination in his eyes.
The number of soldiers in this battle was accurate to single digits, and he evacuated all the capable soldiers in Chizhou.
It doesn't matter whether Chizhou can be defended or not. Even if we fight to the last person in Chizhou, we still have to destroy the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.
"Chen Governor, the Central Plains Navy is coming."
Wang Hui looked at the West with a solemn expression.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
The Central Plains Navy, with its Lin banner hanging high, gradually appeared in sight.
The solemn look on Chen Decheng's face became even more serious. He knew that Lin Renzhao would come, but he came faster than he thought.
Drawing on the shipbuilding technology of Wu and Yue, the warships of the Central Plains Navy were only better than them in all aspects.
Although Wu Yue's combat effectiveness was poor, his shipbuilding technology was ahead of the world.
"Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Chen Decheng did not go directly south to attack the Yangtze River Floating Bridge.
Lin Renzhao has already dispatched troops to garrison, and if he rushes to attack the Yangtze River Floating Bridge, he will only fall into a desperate situation of being attacked from both front and rear.
It's better to take advantage of Lin Renzhao's opportunity to divide his troops and fight with him first. Maybe he still has a chance to win.
The warships from both sides gradually approached, and more than twenty small ships rushed towards them from the opposite side. They came down the water very fast and at an astonishing speed.
"Is this a sea falcon?"
Chen Decheng stood on the building boat and looked at it. The Sea Falcon was the most famous attack ship of this era. The ship had a low head and high tail, and the hull was wide at the front and narrow at the back. It was often used to ram enemy ships and fight close to each other.
He calmly and calmly arranged for the yacht to move forward to meet the enemy.
Yachts are lighter and faster, so they are most suitable for crouching with sea falcons.
Both sides rushed towards each other like death squads.
Chen Decheng frowned slightly. The one flying towards him didn't seem to be a sea falcon, it looked very strange.
It is much smaller than a sea falcon, even smaller than a yacht, and the bow of the boat does not hit the head. Isn't it just asking for death if it just hits a big ship?
The strange ship has three helmsmen, no soldiers, and is faster and lighter.
They nimbly avoided the yacht and rushed towards their own ship.
Then he dived!
Before diving into the water, a fire was set.
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