Whether to advance or retreat, to fight or to surrender, it's time to make a decision.
Zhou Xin has led troops to fight for several years and knows that now is not the time to hesitate.
His family is a wealthy family in Kuaiji County, with thousands of hectares of fertile land and tens of thousands of secluded households. He is the local emperor. He also spent 80 million yuan to buy his position as prefect. The current emperor cannot tolerate him. There will be no good consequences for surrendering. It's better to fight to the death.
Although Zhang Xian is not well versed in military strategy, he has many capable men under him. Pan Jun, Dong He, Huo Jun, Yan Yu, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Liao Li, etc., etc., scholars, powerful people, clans, etc., without him There is no relationship.
These people discussed it and agreed that no matter what, it was better than staying in Chibi without advancing or retreating, without fighting or surrendering.
What a great talent, what you say is so good!
But who of you tells me what to do now?
Five hundred thousand troops, after hearing this number, he couldn't even eat.
Finally, there was a young man named Jiang Wan, who spoke more straightforwardly: "Mr. Zhang, although the imperial army is large, the navy is not strong. It is better to join forces to advance eastward and defeat the navy. Then the river will be mine. Occupy the channel, advance and retreat. Ziru, when the time comes, it will be decided by Duke Zhang whether there will be war or peace."
"Well, that makes sense." Zhang Xian decided to just do it.
As soon as he and Zhou Xin discussed it, they hit it off immediately. As soon as the rain and snow stopped, the Chibi Boat Division set sail.
Three thousand ships, large and small, occupy fifty miles of the river. Flags are fluttering, trumpets are heard, and thousands of white sails are like clouds hanging from the sky. They go straight to Xunyang.
They were not the only ones waiting for the rain to stop. Guan Yu and Le Jin also boarded boats to cross the river as soon as the rain and snow stopped.
Le Jin's troops were the vanguard. He led hundreds of small boats and rushed directly to the beach. Two thousand soldiers armed with swords and shields rushed to the beach and rushed into the crowd guarding the beach with arrows.
These people were so weak that Le Jin did not recognize them as an army.
As soon as he stepped onto the beach, he saw people running away from the opposite side. He rushed forward and killed a few of them. Before his body was warmed up by the river wind, the guards were defeated.
Your men are dozens of times larger than mine, and yet you were so frightened that you turned around and ran away before we fully engaged in battle. Aren't you ashamed?
The defenders expressed that they were not ashamed. They were originally people who were forcibly recruited by the county magistrate. Facing the northwest wind, they were pulled to the riverside to form an array. They were shivering from the cold. They were not given warm clothes and did not have enough to eat. They were idiots. It’s only because of the hard work of being an official. The police officers supervising the battle have all run away, why don’t we run away?
"Catch them up, chase them to the city gate, and force them to the city gate." Le Jin ordered loudly, turned around and waved to the fleet: "Quickly disembark, unload the supplies, and follow me to attack the city!"
They are pioneers, and of course they will not carry crude equipment or heavy supplies. Setting up camp and establishing a stronghold is the next step. They are responsible for laying down the tidal flats and establishing a firm foothold, so they bring most shields and arrows. Guan Yu He also specially added 5,000 crossbowmen to him. The disembarkation speed was extremely fast, and they could all land in a few quarters of time.
"Quick, quick, follow me to attack the city, the front line has already rushed into the city!"
Ke Lajin still felt that it was too slow, so he kept urging him. Before everyone could get off the boat, he took the thousands of people who had disembarked first and ran to support the soldiers in the front line.
When he made the plan in advance, he knew that Chaisang didn't have many defenders and it wouldn't be too difficult to fight. However, he didn't expect that this battle would be so easy.
Not only did the tidal flat defenders collapse in one blow, but the city behind them also had no idea what arrangements were in place. The city gates were left open. Defeated soldiers swarmed in and rushed into the city. The drawbridge and city gates could not be closed.
The two thousand soldiers who were originally responsible for seizing the beach quickly entered the city and occupied the south gate.
How can such a fighter plane be delayed?
If the enemy recaptures the city gate, you will regret it to death.
"Quick, quick, quicken your pace, start running, start running, the great achievements are ahead, if you run slowly, you will be gone!"
Chaisang was originally on the bank of the Yangtze River, only a few miles away from the beach where it landed. Le Jin was shouting like he was urging him to die the whole time. The three thousand troops who disembarked later were like wild dogs that had let loose, and they didn't care about their formation.
, carrying swords and crossbows, rushed into Chaisang in one breath.
Chaisang County Magistrate sat blankly in the office
In the lobby, looking at the enemy soldiers who kicked in the door, I couldn't turn my head.
Didn’t the team sent to the river to stop the enemy just leave the city?
How could he become a prisoner in the blink of an eye?
Why is it different from what is written in the military book?
The enemy is halfway across, I attack him and I will win.
This is the art of war.
He felt that the young men in the city did not have enough fighting strength and did not even give the enemy a chance to cross the border. He would definitely win!
"Why is that so?" He didn't understand and couldn't help asking.
Le Jin couldn't understand this kind of question that had no preface or follow-up, and he didn't bother to answer. He pointed the sword in his hand and asked, "Should we surrender or not?"
"No surrender!"
Jiangdong scholar, character...
Before Chai Sangling could finish sighing in his heart, Le Jin chopped off his head with a single blow. He had no time to dwell on it. The four city walls had not yet been completely occupied. The men sent to the treasury had not yet reported back. The people on the boats on the riverside had not yet finished.
Not all logged in yet.
How can I have time to grind my teeth with others?
He is busy.
When the fleet returned and brought the battle report that Le Jin had conquered Chaisang, Guan Yu almost pulled his beard off. He couldn't help but glance at the wood piled near the dock, which was used to build camps and siege equipment.
Component.
So, what is the use of building these things?
What will the second fleet bring?
Is Le Wenqian so awesome?
But who is Guan Yu? He is the leader of the generals of the four armies. He has followed His Majesty long ago, led an army alone, and fought in the north and south. How can he show his cowardice?!
"Come here, load up the supplies to defend the city, and allocate 10,000 people to support Governor Le. Wen Chang, you lead the troops over to help him stabilize the city defense." Guan Yu narrowed his red eyes and continued to stroke his beard unhurriedly.
Do you see? This is what His Majesty said, the posture of a famous general like Mount Tai collapses in front but remains unchanged, and elk thrives on the left without blinking an eye!
Wei Yan's face was filled with admiration and his eyes were full of yearning, imagining General Guan at this time as his future self.
Xi Zhicai, who was next to him, lightly wrapped his fur. Don't be surprised. Just get used to it. Guan Yunchang knows this trick. It's just that it's too cold by the river. It's not frozen, but it feels colder than in the north.
, really strange.
The soldiers received the order and hurriedly loaded up supplies. More than a thousand large and small ships came and went on the river that was more than four miles wide, shuttling non-stop. Supplies and soldiers crossed the Yangtze River, constantly enriching Chai Sang's combat power.
They need to prepare the baggage for a long battle before the enemy's navy blocks the channel.
When Zhang Xian and Zhou Xin led the fleet to the vicinity of Xunyang, Chaisang had been occupied for three days and supplies had been transferred for three days.
The beacon tower built on the hill beside the river lit up the smoke to notify the enemy navy of its arrival. The main fleet of Yunfan Camp and all the cargo ships had already hid deep in Pengli Ze, Xunyang on the north bank and Chaizhou on the south bank.
Sang, the four gates are closed tightly, and we have already made preparations to defend the city.
Liu Xiang stood on the tower in Xunyang, looking at the dots of white sails covering the river and extending to the end of his sight, and sighed at the power of the Han Dynasty navy.
These warships were only part of the naval heritage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they did not dare to fight head-on.
As for Zhang Xian and Zhou Xin, they are just two lucky people.