The pursuit continued until the morning of the next day, when the Wu army suddenly stopped and advanced instead of retreating. The two armies gradually approached on foot and cavalry on the south bank of Xian River. The Wei army was in the west and the Wu army was in the east. The two sides were facing each other, and the war was about to break out again!
In the river, there was a noise of people on the river bank, and the "dong-dong" sound of drums, mixed with horizontal military music, could be faintly heard in the distance.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Several thunderous cannons were heard. Qin Liang turned his head and glanced at the white smoke on the river bank. A moment later, water splashes were also seen on the Xian River. But compared with the firing of the copper cannon,
The battle at that time and the sound of the stone bullets falling into the water were indeed a bit unsatisfactory. It was like just a few blisters.
There were no fewer than ten fighting ships, large boats, and small boats on the river. They were lined up in a long queue at intervals and were slowly heading west. The rows of wooden oars on both sides of the big boat were rowing. From a distance, it looked like they were rowing.
Like a big centipede!
This place is only twenty or thirty miles away from the big river, and it belongs to the lower reaches of Xianxi River. The water surface is gradually widening, and large ships can now sail. The middle and lower reaches of the big river, even if they are called streams, are probably not small rivers compared with the rivers in the north.
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This Xianxi River leads directly to the main river. Because the water control power of the main river is in the hands of the Wu State, the Wu army's ships can reach Xianxi River. However, the Wei army has no power on the water at all, and there is nothing that can be done against the Wu state's navy for a while.
Qin Liang sat on the horse and glanced to the rear. It was almost impossible to stop the Wu army from the water and returned to the depth of the Wei army. If the Wu army also transported the cavalry to the rear, then the Wei army's transportation line would inevitably be disturbed.
However, Qin Liang has no intention of confronting Zhuge Ke here for a long time, so he doesn't need to take care of the grain road!
The Wei army's supply camp was not behind the military formation, but to the south of the battlefield.
A few miles away to the south, there is a large low-lying land, forming a complex-shaped lake with a width of four or five miles from north to south. The Wu army once farmed here, so they built earthen dikes around the water to block the water, and built diversions.
Canals and large rice fields.
There are ridge roads between those rice fields, but they are relatively narrow and difficult to deploy military formations. Both sides can easily defend them. Therefore, the supply camp is located in the lake and behind the rice fields, making it difficult for Wu's army to threaten them.
A few miles further south of the lake, you can reach the west bank of the river. According to scout reports, there are also many rice fields there.
This place is indeed much wider than the peninsula in Dongguan, with a width of at least ten miles from north to south. However, on the slightly undulating flat land, there are lakes, rice fields, earthen ponds, and canals, which allowed Zhuge Ke to find a battlefield with complex terrain.
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But this is inevitable. The Wu army is running and the Wei army is chasing, so the initiative in choosing the battlefield naturally lies with the Wu army.
Qin Liang's advance may seem unhurried, but in fact it is quite radical! Those truly conservative generals may not launch an attack immediately if they encounter terrain that is not conducive to them, and may even face a confrontation for several months.
Qin Liang was very happy today. Zhuge Ke stopped to set up the formation, and Qin Liang immediately deployed the battle and continued to advance towards the Wu army's formation in the east. However, before he gave the order, there was actually a moment of deliberation, but because Qin Liang did
Decisions are always quick, so it seems that the war started immediately without thinking!
"Bang bang bang!" There was a dense sound of firecrackers coming from the front line, which was heard by the Chinese army at least a mile away. On the dusty ground, a faint flicker of fire could be seen in the thick fog.
Suddenly, there was an uproar and noise, and there was already a fight ahead!
Groups of soldiers will shout when fighting. When there are more people, the noisy shouts will spread far. Even in places where people can't see clearly, they can roughly judge by the sound.
Which direction is the fighting taking place?
At this moment, several tired riders headed straight towards the Chinese army from the west. After a while, they were brought to Qin Liang. The general in the middle took out a lacquer-sealed paper letter, bowed and said: "General
, Zhu Ju, the prime minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, marched by land and water from Xutang and headed towards the west bank of Ruxu River!"
Qin Liang responded calmly and took a look at the letter. Sure enough, it was Fu Gu's handwriting. Fu Gu had served as a general and commander in history, so Qin Liang was very familiar with his handwriting.
After reading the content of the military report, Qin Liang handed it to the subordinate officers around him to join the army, and then turned to Wang Kang and said: "Give Fu Gu an order to stick to the west bank. If necessary, first ask Wang Feixiao, the governor of Yangzhou, for help.
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Wang Kang quickly spread the paper on the small wooden table. When the wind blew the paper, he picked up a stone and pressed it on the Deheng paper, and responded: "Here."
Qin Liang continued: "Send a letter to tell the governor Wang that if the governor of Yuzhou asks for help, he should try his best to mobilize troops for reinforcements. Then urge the governor of Xuzhou Hu Zun to capture Dongguan as soon as possible!"
Wang Kang said: "There are three military orders in total, and I will prepare them immediately."
Not long after, from the rear of the army, a huge drum sound suddenly came from the west direction, as well as the "bang bang bang bang" of gongs. For a while, there was noisy people there. Then there were shouts from afar.
When they came out, many people vaguely shouted in unison: "The Wei army is defeated, run, run..."
Countless people shouted in unison, and the sound was so loud that the people on the Chinese army side had already heard it! All the civil and military officials turned around one after another and looked nervously toward the rear.
Because just now everyone heard with their own ears that the Prime Minister of Wu State launched an attack on the Wei army's rear area on the Dongxing Embankment. At this time, there was another huge movement of the enemy from the depth of Qin Liang's army, and everyone's expressions suddenly changed!
Early yesterday morning, those who were anxious to catch up with the Wu army probably understood by now that the Wu army's counterattack was still very strong! Because of the advantages of the Dongguan battlefield, if Zhuge Ke's troops were treated as fleeing troops, it would obviously be underestimating the enemy's advance.
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At this time, Jia Chong's voice said: "Please go to the west to see the situation."
Qin Liang was still immersed in reading the military order written by Wang Kang. He picked up the big seal and stamped it. Then he looked up at the direction where the noise came from and said: "That should be Pan Zhong's men over there, from the Zhongjian Battalion."
It is impossible for people to be defeated so quickly."
Jia Chong exhaled and said: "The general is as stable as Mount Tai!"
A subordinate of Wang Yu, the left commander of Kuiwei camp, said: "My men and horses are in the west. As long as the general gives the order, I will immediately lead troops to reinforce."
Qin Liang frowned and said a little unhappy: "Our troops on the front are no longer as large as Zhuge Ke's. If we move our troops back, how can I maintain continuous pressure on the rebels' front?"
The general had no choice but to bow: "Here."
Jia Chong was observing Qin Liang calmly. When he saw Qin Liang turning to look at him, he looked at Qin Liang.
Qin Liang said: "If Gonglu wants to go and see it, you can go with Qi Da." He then turned to look at Qi Da beside him, "You go over with your guards and spread the word to all the camps. The water thieves are bluffing, and the soldiers are bluffing."
Don’t pay any attention to it.”
Qi Da cupped his fists and said, "I have the order!"
After a while, another person on horseback rushed to the Chinese army. The person who came was Yang Wei's general, whom Qin Liang knew.
The general dismounted and walked forward. He took out a wooden sign with writing on it and handed it to the people next to Qin Liang. Then he stepped forward and bowed to him: "General, General Yang sent his servants to report that the infantry and cavalry of the middle base camp have been penetrated."
After passing the baggage camp and arriving at the southwest of the lake, we can attack at any time! Please give me the general instructions."
Qin Liang said: "The infantry must not go too deep, and can only support the troops on the south side of the lake to prevent being surrounded. Use the cavalry to detour to the side of the bandit formation and launch an attack!"
The general cupped his fists and said, "I have the order!"
Wang Kang immediately took out an order flag and handed it to the general. The general bowed again and retreated to the entourage.
Just now, Qin Liang said that the frontal troops were insufficient. This was exactly the reason. Yang Wei's troops transferred more than 10,000 elite infantry and cavalry and detoured back to the southern front!
However, the battlefield on the south bank of Xian River has many paddy fields to the north of the lake, which limits the width of the frontal battlefield; therefore, there is no problem for the Wei army to maintain the frontal battle line for the time being.
In such terrain, the impact of the number of troops will take a long time to become apparent, when the reserves are exhausted and most of the people are exhausted!
Qin Liang was still sitting on the rope bed, with a large rice field in front of him. The rice had been harvested, but some rice piles had not been cleaned, forming a matrix of black spots on the white water.
People in the distance were noisy, and the followers nearby were also talking. Wang Kang was arranging messengers, and he spoke very quickly, giving people a nervous feeling. Several flags not far away were blown by the wind.
Yes, there was a shuddering sound from time to time. But Qin Liang didn't say anything for a while, sitting in silence for a long time.
The conditions on the battlefield were limited. The rope bed Qin Liang was sitting on was actually a small stool, and the scabbard on his waist was pressed against the ground. He simply took off his sword and held it in front of him as an armrest.
Now Qin Liang had time to calm down, but the fighting had begun to spread everywhere, and it started fighting anyway! He no longer had to weigh the odds of winning, he could only wait for the situation to develop.
Wang Kang walked to his side, bent down and said: "General, the military order has been sent out with all the fast horses, and I have arranged a cavalry escort."
Qin Liang nodded in response and stood up from the Hu Sheng bed. He turned his head and glanced at the Chinese army flag among the flags, and said: "Wuji will stay here. If we receive a military report, we will send someone to follow the general."
See you in the flag."
Wang Kang cupped his hands and said, "I obey the general's orders!"
Qin Liang then walked towards the cavalry behind him. Rao Dashan held the reins and handed them over. The guards around him did not come forward to help because they had been rejected before. As expected, Qin Liang stepped on the stirrups, turned over and jumped onto the saddle.
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All the troops mounted their horses one after another and followed Qin Liang, heading north.
Qin Liang was about to go near the battlefield to observe the fighting situation. The cavalry were getting closer and closer to the river bank. Amidst the sporadic sound of cannons, a "clang" sound suddenly came from the water! On the river in the distance, a
The stone bullet finally hit the ship and seemed to crack the wooden planks on the deck wooden shed, but then the round stone rolled along the deck and fell into the water with a "plop".