Ninghe City is located at the southernmost tip of Yuyang County, close to Bohai Sea. It is a major water port in Youzhou, and its location is probably in the current Tianjin area.
Pang Tong's plan was to land in Yuyang from the sea and threaten Liu Bei's capital Jicheng.
If Jicheng is lost, Liu Bei will not only lose his capital, but also his rear area. At that time, the entire Han Kingdom will have their hearts broken. No matter how strong the Yijing defense line is, it will be of no use.
Liu Bei had no choice but to come and fight.
Taishi Ci kept Yan Liang's advice in mind and repeated it silently several times. When he raised his head again, the fleet had already rushed into the Ninghe Harbor and approached the Han Dynasty Water Camp.
In order to counter the Chu State's maritime threat, Liu Bei once considered building large-scale sea ships and using his navy to fight against the Chu State Navy.
Based on this consideration, Liu Bei decided to build a water camp in Ninghe River, intending to use it as a base to train the navy and guard against Chu.
It's a pity that Liu Bei's army is seriously short of sailors, and there is a shortage of shipwrights in the north. It is not easy to build even ordinary river flat-bottomed boats, let alone sea-going ships.
After wasting a lot of money, Liu Bei had to give up the idea of building a navy, and the Ninghe water camp became a decoration, with less than twenty fighting ships in the camp.
Because Ninghe is too far away from Chu State's Weihai base, considering the supply problem, Chu State's navy has never harassed this place before.
But now, with the conquest of Jizhou, Chu State obtained several excellent ports along the coast of Bohai County and was able to establish a new naval fortress. These more than fifty sea ships set sail from Haixing Fortress.
The sudden appearance of Chu navy warships immediately shocked the Han army in the water camp of Ninghe River. The Qianqian defenders had no intention of fighting and immediately ran away like birds and beasts.
Ling Tong commanded various warships and easily invaded Ninghe and captured the water camp fortress without any effort.
After successfully landing, Taishi Ci and Deng Ai commanded five thousand iron pagoda heavy cavalry to disembark from the ship. After a short rest, they rushed towards Jixian without stopping.
In the rear area of Han Dynasty, war smoke suddenly rose.
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Hundreds of thousands of urgent horses rushed towards Yi Jing day and night.
Yi Jingcheng.
In the palace hall, another banquet had just been held. Taodun and other Wuhuan nobles were gnawing on mutton without any decorum, and some were gnawing on good wine from large bowls.
Zhang Xiu waited for the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty to sit there, drinking wine in silence.
Zhuge Liang, who was in the wheelchair, was still shaking his feather fan and sipping the wine in his glass. He looked calm and strategizing.
As for Liu Bei, he sat high on the throne and drank bottle after bottle of good wine, with a high-spirited look on his face.
Just yesterday, Taodun's Wuhuan cavalry easily repelled a Chu army's sneak crossing and killed three hundred enemies. Today's banquet is just to celebrate that victory.
"Your Majesty, I think that Yan Liang is nothing more than this. When did we go to Yishui to kill, my Wuhuan cavalry helped your Majesty to eliminate the 200,000 vulnerable Chu army."
As he was drunk, his self-confidence collapsed, and he began to boast about Haikou. He did not put Yan Liang in his eyes.
"This fellow Yan Thief is the most cunning and insidious. He is eager for us to take the initiative to fight him. For now, it is better to play it safe." Liu Bei chuckled. Although he was confident, his mind was still clear.
"Don't be anxious, big Dan. I predict that the Yan bandit has been using troops for many years, and the people in the country will be in dire straits. Sooner or later, there will be civil strife. When the time comes, his teacher, Lao, will retreat in panic. That's the perfect time for us to take advantage of the victory and pursue it.
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Zhuge Liang smiled lightly, shook his feather fan slightly, and outlined a blueprint for victory in the future.
Taodun laughed loudly and said boldly: "Okay, let's attack when His Majesty says. Then it's up to me, the Wuhuan Warriors, to kill the traitor without leaving any trace of his armor, so that I can avenge you."
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Nanlou and other Wuhuan generals all laughed along with Taodun, even wildly.
Liu Bei also laughed along with him, responding to Taodun's heroic spirit.
Zhang Xiu and other generals frowned secretly, looking uncomfortable.
Taodun's heroic words sounded like he was mocking the incompetence of the Han generals, but in turn they had to ask the Wuhuan people to avenge them. For strong generals like Zhang Xiu, it naturally sounded harsh.
However, Liu Bei has no sense of shame. What can Zhang Xiu and other courtiers say? They can only continue to drink wine.
"Come, let me have another drink with the Great Chanyu to celebrate our future victory in advance." Liu Bei couldn't suppress his excitement, raised his glass and made bold words.
Taodun became more and more arrogant, and drank the large bowl of wine with Liu Bei.
"Report~~" The long and urgent shout disrupted the mood of the banquet, but a soldier of the Royal Guards rushed in and defended himself.
"Your Majesty, Yuyang has urgently reported that the Chu army captured Ninghe by sea. The army is marching straight in and heading towards Ji County to kill."
Bang~~
The wine glass in Liu Bei's hand fell from his hand, and the wine splashed all over his crotch without even realizing it. His gray face was instantly filled with shock and horror, and his mouth stained by wine shrunk into an exaggerated hollow.
In the main hall, the originally pleasant atmosphere disappeared.
Tadun's mouth stopped moving, wisps of juice dripped from the corners of his wide-open mouth, and his eyes widened, looking extremely shocked.
Zhuge Liang was so panicked that he couldn't hold the feather fan and almost fell to the ground.
"What, what did you say, tell me again!" Frightened, Liu Bei yelled hysterically.
The sergeant was startled and could only lower his head and repeat the astonishing information with a trembling voice.
At this time, the frightened Han monarchs and ministers in the palace, as well as the group of Wuhuan nobles, completely understood. They were all shocked and unbelievable.
"No wonder the Chu thief has been attacking frequently recently even though he knew he was losing. It turns out that the Yan thief wants to use this cover to attack my rear from the sea. No wonder I have always felt something is wrong."
Zhuge Liang acted as a hindsight, as if he had already guessed Yan Liang's plot, but he just didn't have time to advise Liu Bei.
Liu Bei originally wanted to blame Zhuge Liang for not being able to see through Yan Liang's plot in time, but when Zhuge Liang told him before him, he couldn't blame him and could only glare at him.
"How could the Chu people land from the sea? This has never happened since ancient times. How is this possible?" Taodun shouted, surprised and disbelieving.
Zhuge Liang sighed: "The Great Chan didn't know something. The Yan thief's wife, Huang, was accustomed to strange skills. This bitch invented and built a ship suitable for sailing in the sea for the Yan thief. The Chu army relied on it."
Only this sea ship can land in Yuyang."
When Zhuge Liang mentioned Huang Yueying, a woman he once admired and almost became his wife, Zhuge Liang was filled with hatred, and his words were extremely insulting and showed no respect at all.
Nataton suddenly realized that, having lived in the north for a long time, this was the first time he heard that the Chu Kingdom in the south actually had warships that could cross the sea.
This astonishing news shocked Taodun. At this time, Yan Liang was like a mysterious legend, which made Taodun and the Wuhuan nobles present vaguely feel a little afraid of Yan Liang.
After being shocked, Taodun complained: "Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Chu people actually have such magical and powerful warships. How could you not tell them earlier? You are too careless."
In his desperation, Tadun openly rebuked Liu Bei for being "careless" in front of these many people.
Zhang Xiu was furious and pressed the hilt of his sword with one hand, waiting for Liu Bei to get angry and give the order to kill the rampant Chief Hu in front of him.
Liu Bei was also furious and was about to explode, but he secretly gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger that was simmering in his throat.
Liu Bei didn't answer, but stared at Zhuge Liang, seeking his help.
Zhuge Liang's mind was racing, and in a blink of an eye his eyes lit up, and he had an idea.
At that moment, he smiled disdainfully and said calmly: "The thief Yan went to the sea to sneak into Yuyang, and he only had a few thousand cavalry. I thought that your majesty only needed to send tens of thousands of cavalry to rush to Yuyang at night, and he would definitely be able to rely on the superiority of his troops.
Defeat the squad leader's sneak attack in one fell swoop. At that point, Thief Yan's trick will only give us a false alarm. In the end, he will lose his troops and shoot himself in the foot."
Zhuge Liang's calm and indifferent words made Liu Bei and everyone present clear their minds and realize that the current situation was indeed not as dangerous as previously thought.
Since the intelligence stated that the Chu army that landed only had 5,000 cavalry, it would not be difficult for the Wuhuan cavalry to overwhelm the land where they landed.
After weighing for a moment, Liu Bei quickly calmed down and sneered: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable. You don't have to panic. Great Chanyu, I ask you to quickly send 30,000 light cavalry to Yuyang and destroy the landing."
Enemy."
Taodun's mood calmed down and he no longer blamed Liu Bei. He immediately sent Qiao Wang Nanlou and 30,000 Wuhuan Qingqi to set off for Yuyang.
To the north of Yijing, dust and mist soon began to billow, and 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry came out in full force and headed straight to the north.
The Han State had a large number of craftsmen stationed in the south center of the Yishui River, and the Chu State naturally placed many ears and eyes on the north bank of the Yishui River.
As soon as the Wuhuan people were dispatched, some soldiers secretly crossed Yishui and arrived at the Chu camp.
In the imperial tent, Yan Liangzheng discussed strategies and tactics with his ministers, and prepared a detailed emergency report to go straight to the front of the resistance.
"Your Majesty, please report carefully to the north. More than 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry dispatched and hurriedly headed north."
After hearing this information, all the civil and military ministers present were cheered up and looked at Pang Tong with excited eyes.
Pang Tong turned his eyes to Yan Liang, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it seems that General Taishi and General Ling have successfully landed. Liu Bei's butt has been burned, so he has sent Wuhuan people to put out the fire."
"Well, the Prime Minister's plan seems to have been successful." Yan Liang nodded slightly, with hunting pride surging on his stern face.
"We can't say it's successful yet, we can only say it's half successful. Whether this plan can be successful depends on General Taishi's crucial battle." Pang Tong said with a smile.
Yan Liang cast his deep and cold eyes to the north and murmured: "Taishi Ziyi, you were the most powerful general in Jiangdong back then. Don't let me down in this battle..."
