When I marched overnight to the sandbank, the sun had just risen.

When one charge, thousands of Chu people dispersed. The Chu nobles who were stationed here jumped into the water and committed suicide. Many of them surrendered.

The people of Xuanyi tribe gathered the surrendered people together, and immediately three people who believed in the Mohist teachings jumped out, and then preached in Chu language, so that people's hearts were peaceful.

The 6th Division only left two brigades to guard the guards, and the rest, together with the combat engineer brigade, began to log and dig the soil.

Although the engineers are good at it, the Sixth Division, which is well-known for its defense, is also good at it.

The advent of the firearms era made the camps more effective, and most of the sailboats of the Chu people were small and were not equipped with artillery. As long as the camps were built in sandbanks and stone rocks protruding from the center of the river, these fleets would be difficult to break through.

By the evening, the first batch of simple hamlets built with wood had already taken shape, and several companies sent by the Combat Engineers Brigade began to build turrets.

After dinner, the first batch of copper cannons and iron cannons were transported from the south bank of the Yangtze River. The artillery began to deploy copper cannons on the fort. The soldiers were responsible for cutting down willow trees in nearby swamps, weaving wicker baskets with branches to fill soil and then piled them into a fort.

The first batch of copper cannons and iron cannons were transported, and there were a lot of sacks, all of which were strategic supplies.

The leader in charge of transportation met Yu Tu and said, "Don't worry about the defense of Jiangnan, as long as you defend Jiangbei and Jiangxin well. The Chu people had no available soldiers in Jiangnan, and the commander had already divided his troops to attack Hubei and wiped out the only place where the Chu army stood in Jiangnan."

Yu Tu said: "I have sent scouts to the west to reconnaise. There is a large swamp that is really difficult to pass."

The man smiled and said, "Don't worry. I sent so many people to Chu to survey and map mountains and rivers. I believe these important points have been visited many times, so I will not be wrong."

"The Chu people will have to fight back tomorrow, so it depends on you here."

Yu Tu nodded and looked at the camp that had already become a little prototype, thinking that he could withstand it.

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Chu army camp.

The news that the Mohist school sent troops south to attack the sandbank land made the King of Chu panic and said panic: "It is OK to retreat quickly."

The Right Sima mentioned, "In the past, King Zhao could avoid entering Yunmeng in order to fight for a long time. At that time, the Qin people went south to save Chu, and the Yue people took the opportunity to rebel against Wu, and the Wu people burned, killed and plundered him. Therefore, they could avoid entering Yunmeng and retreated to Wu for a long time."

"At this time, the Mo family entered Chu, and there was no offense, and all the foolish people followed. The Yue Kingdom was defeated, and the navy did not leave any sails; the Wei people fought for twenty years, but the elite troops were gone; the Qi people ceded Ju territory, and they were frightened; the Qin people broke the Xihe River, and the soldiers were all suffering. At this time, who can come to save Chu?"

"Besides, if the enemy in Shazhou is not defeated, the boat troops are gone, and even if you retreat into Yingdu, how can you defend it?"

Only then did the ministers understand the seriousness of this matter, and they all understood that if the King of Chu escaped at this time, the Chu army would undoubtedly be defeated and the morale of the army was disintegrated, and the Chu State could be considered a devastated country.

Only by defending to the death and waiting for the support of the princes, may there be a possibility of survival and inheritance.

However, Sima left said, "The words of Sima right are very wrong. Now that things have come to this point, all the Mohist teachers are elite and cannot be defeated."

"For the current plan, we can only retreat quickly, retreat into Yan and Ying, and connect Zhou, Qin, Wei and Han to seek long-term resistance."

"At that time, the Mohist army will penetrate deep into Chu, and the food and grass are insufficient, and the long-term battle will be exhausted. Only then will it be time to fight back."

Zuo Sima's fiefdom is not in Jianghan, but in Nanyang, which is inherently said.

Lord E was anxious and thought to himself that your fief is in Wan, and you will naturally be able to defend your fief. But my fief is in the south of the Yangtze River. If the Mo family had Jianghan and I had no fief, how could I be a fief?

Seeing Zuo Sima's words supported, E Jun said: "The Mo family is best at building, and built the deserted Si Shang as a paradise for this time. The Jianghan and Han are fertile and have a large population. If they have a one-year period, the Mo family will build Jianghan into Si Shang. How can they be restored? Even if the country is restored, the people will seek profit, so how can they rule?"

"The only way to do this is to send a large army to siege the sandbank."

Zuo Sima shouted: "Send a large army to siege? How to defend Nabashui? The main force of the Mo family is still there and divide the troops again. Once the Mo family breaks through Bashui, will the entire army be destroyed?"

"Besides, the enemy situation is unknown now. How many people guard the sandbank? How many people have sent to attack? I don't know how to recapture these?"

Right Sima said, "Although I don't know, from the perspective of one battle, I'm afraid there are about three thousand. Five thousand elite troops can be sent to rush to seize the situation when their foothold is unstable."

The King of Chu thought that this was the only way, so he ordered to mobilize five thousand people to lead the right Sima to retake the Shazhou.

He also ordered all divisions to stick to the ground and be careful that the main force of the Mo family crossed the river.

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East of Bashui, Liuzhi and a group of officers were watching the movements of the Chu army opposite with telescopes at a high place. After watching for a long time, Lei Ran sighed: "What a pity. I thought that the King of Chu could think that if we sent someone to attack, the main force would be empty, and would find a way to fight back to the death and take the opportunity to counterattack."

"I'm ready to retreat to Xishui Camp to lure the enemy into depth and cut off his retreat, but I don't want the Chu people not to give me this opportunity."

To change from defense to offense, you need to change the formation and prepare in advance.

By observing the situation of the camp, you can easily infer whether the other party is ready to fight back.

A teacher next to him said, "The Chu people didn't make much move?"

Liu Finger shook his head and smiled: "The purpose of our occupation of the sandbank is to destroy the Chu people's boat troops. The destroying the Chu people's boat troops depends on the victory of the land war. The fundamental reason for the victory of the land war is that we break through the Bashui defense line. Of course, the Chu people will not be too anxious now."

"In terms of food, the logistics and supplies of the Chu people are all in Zhucheng. It is not that we cannot steal, but for us there is no need to take this risk. If the steal is done, the Chu people will be in chaos; if the steal is not done, they will have to lose a unit to the west. The advantage lies in me, so there is no need to do so."

"Since the Chu people do not fight back, we should not be anxious. Order the entire army to retreat to the mountain camps in turn and give up the front line. Order the Third Division and the Fourth Division cross the river to break Hubei, occupy Daye, and clear the south of the Yangtze River."

"Following the Cavalry Hall, it will take time for the Chu people to fight back with all their might. If it is just a small-scale crossing of the river to harass, the cavalry can charge and defeat it."

"I wanted to trick the Chu people into the east of Bashui, but I was afraid that they would huddle behind by learning tortoise. I had already lured the Chu people to cross the river once before, but the Chu people were not fooled. This time I was afraid that they would not cross the river either."

The order was issued, and the engineers and artillery at the forefront retreated first, and the infantry slowly formed the foundation, and the only established cavalry division patroled the river bank.

Then he deployed defenses along the previous Feiqian camp, and the forces of the two divisions quickly crossed the river and headed straight for Echeng.

When the army arrived, the Mo people who were hiding among the miners in Daye Mountain immediately launched an uprising. There were also many people in the city who worked in detail or were close friends, and they cooperated inside and outside. Within half a day, the city of E was destroyed.

Then he collected the grain from the granaries, and gave half of them to the people, and half of them were kept as military rations.

A large number of cadres who followed the army immediately rushed to Daye and Echeng, burned down the contract, and announced that all the aristocrats' usury were abolished, and the aristocrats' land was divided into the people, and the people cheered.

In a few days, more than 10,000 civilians were recruited, most of whom were miners and slaves who were good at mining, and they were also the most serious infiltration of the Mohist school.

Miners are far better than farmers, and they naturally have stronger organizational capabilities than farmers.

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In the sandbank land in the west, the 6th Division, an isolated army that wedged into the back of the main force of Chu, had repelled the Chu people's two counterattacks.

The Chu State estimated that the number of troops occupying the sandbank was seriously insufficient.

After five thousand elite troops approached, the Chu State Zhoushi sent a ship to meet him in order to cross the river.

However, copper cannons and iron cannons that have been deployed take the opportunity to fire randomly. This is not on the ship, but on land. Whether it is measurement or calculation, it is several times easier than on bumpy ships.

In fact, the first wave of counterattack in Chu State, the infantry of the Sixth Division had not yet exerted its strength, and the Chu army was defeated.

The ships that were receiving were destroyed by artillery, and only two were close to the sandbank, and they surrendered immediately. Anyway, the Chu people knew that surrendering to the Mo family would not be killed, and they were not nobles. Even if they were people who gave land, the Mo family looked down on the land they had come from.

The Chu people's second counterattack was accompanied by a tower ship, and they did not mobilize them all, because they had to be wary of the Mo family boat masters downstream.

However, this proved to be a huge failure.

The two tower ships went upstream, and the wind direction was the north wind in autumn and winter, and the speed was extremely slow.

The speed of the tower ship is far lower than that of those small boats. Although there are artillery on the Chu people's ship, there are only two gates on the bow of the ship. Under the bumps, the hit rate is extremely low.

On the contrary, the army artillery deployed on land was like shooting targets during training, bombarding two tower ships in Chu. One was destroyed and the other fled.

There were about a thousand Chu troops breaking into the sandbank, mostly elite troops equipped with collaps and daggers. The right Sima led the way and led the army to charge.

But as soon as he arrived on the shore of the sandbank, he was shot by a volley of dense muskets. Chu You Sima was killed immediately, and the slave beside him fought to protect You Sima's body and fled back to the north shore.

By October 23, the camps of Shazhou had been solidified, and the Daye Mountain in Echeng was broken. The civilians recruited from the south bank began to strengthen the defense of Shazhou. There were more than 50 large copper and iron cannons in the Shazhou area, which completely blocked the Yangtze River channel, making it even more difficult for the Chu people to break it.

The State of Chu was shocked that the Mohist family wanted to move to Jiangnan and crossed the bridge from where Shazhou was located.

At this time, it was no longer necessary for Shen Duke, who guarded Jiuzi. It was impossible for the Mo family to divide their troops northward through the overlapping mountains and cross the Ba River to attack the flanks. So they sent a mission to Shen Duke to go south, and said that the Viscount of Jiuzi was the sect leader, and gathered the main forces in the country to go south together.

Furthermore, the monastery's raiding tactic also made Shen Gong panic, worried that his side strait would be eaten, so he could only move south.

On the 24th, Duke Shen received an order to abandon the Kingdom of Jiuzi and went south with a thousand five hundred troops of Jiuzi, intending to strengthen the defense of Bashui.

In order to prevent the Mohist family from attacking Zhucheng, they recruited nearby people over 15 years old and under 50 years old to rush to the front line. However, the Mohist family had long been propaganda, and many people believed that the Mohist family would win this battle, and there were many fugitives.
Chapter completed!