Chapter 298: First Battle with Xiakou

Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, adopted loose management of Jingzhou. Each county has its own prefect, and the county magistrate is responsible for government and military affairs. He only needs to pay taxes and tributes on time every year. In order to strengthen his rule over Jingzhou, Liu Biao arranged his confidants and relatives to serve as chiefs in those strategic areas of Jingzhou, and strengthened management.

If you are in charge of affairs, Liu Biao's management is understandable, but in troubled times, there are too many flaws. Jingzhou, which cannot be tied up and cannot concentrate its strength, is just an empty skeleton. It looks huge, but in fact it cannot resist the blow. What awaits him will be the fate of each defeat.

Xiakou is not only the gateway to Jiangnan in Jingzhou, but also shoulders the important task of resisting the enemy coming from Jiangdong. Its geographical location is extremely important. In order to better control the counties in Jiangnan, Liu Biao arranged his confidant Huang Zu to serve as the prefect of Jiangxia, and stationed heavy troops in Jiangxia, reaching Jiangdong in the east and suppressing Jiangnan counties in the south.

After Huang Zu succeeded as the prefect of Jiangxia, he realized the importance of Xiakou's geographical location, so he moved the county seat of Jiangxia to Xiakou and personally took charge of Xiakou. For several years, with the support and approval of Liu Biao, Huang Zu kept recruiting troops, and by now, Xiakou has reached 80,000 troops. Forty thousand navy troops and 40,000 infantry. This powerful force, in addition to the Nanjun where Liu Biao stationed, Jiangxia is the first county under Liu Biao's rule.

Xiakou is built on Huanghu Mountain, facing the river in the north and surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only a few official roads are connected to the outside world.

Huanghu Mountain is dangerous and has deep and dangerous rivers. Xiakou is built between such natural dangerous places, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is also an important reason why Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to station heavily here and control the southern counties.

Xiakou Shuizhai is more like a small floating city, with all kinds of warships, including large main warships, medium-sized Mengchong, and small Clippers.

The walls of the water village are high and are all made of giant logs. They are reinforced with several thick and long iron ropes on the outside. The arrow towers above the village walls are tall, and soldiers guarding them day and night, responsible for the responsibility of looking out the guards.

In the entire Dazhai, all kinds of warships are arranged in an orderly manner according to specifications, and the guards are strictly prohibited. There is no beacon tower on the mountains behind the water village, and the waters near Dazhai are in its sight. Once the water village is attacked, the guards above will ignite beacon to the alarm.

In April, the air is humid and the climate is pleasant. In the early morning, the breeze on the river is blowing, making people drowsy.

On this quiet and peaceful morning, a huge fleet of ships was slowly sailing from the downstream to Xiakou Shuizhai. Each warship was hung with a blood-colored battle flag on it, with the words "Jinfan Army" written on it.

On the beacon tower, a soldier on duty was awakened from his sleep and accidentally looked at the river in the distance. However, he saw an unforgettable scene. The river in the distance was sailing, and the boats were ships, and a huge fleet was sailing towards Xiakou Shuizhai. The enemy attacked! These two words suddenly flashed in the mind of this unknown little man. Although he felt that this was impossible, who had eaten the courage of the bear heart and leopard, dared to attack Xiakou Shuizhai.

But due to the divine retribution, the pawn still sounded the warning drum in the beacon tower.

"Dong, dong, dong..." The low and powerful war drum sounded far and far as the river wind spread, shattering the tranquility of the morning in an instant, and sounded the prelude to the battle of Xia Mouth.

The commander of the Xiakou Shuizhai is Huang She, the eldest son of Huang Zu. At such an important position, this powerful navy is the capital for Huang Zu to survive. If it were not kept in his own hands, for the elderly and suspicious Huang Zu, he would not be able to sleep. Huang Zu appointed his son Huang She as the captain of the Jiangxia Naval Army, and the second general Chen Ju and Deng Long were the commander of the navy army. The three generals commanded the 40,000 naval troops and the navy camp of thousands of warships. For Huang Zu, he could rest assured.

"Where did the drum sound come from?" Huang She, the eldest son of the Jiangxia naval commander Huang Zu, was lying comfortably in the arms of a young and beautiful woman, and his passion was burning. Suddenly, he heard the low drum sound, and was startled. ** immediately subsided. A clever jumped up from the woman's arms, grabbed a set of clothes and ran outside, shouting loudly as he ran.

"General! It's the drum sound from the beacon tower, it's an alarm!" The guard outside quickly replied respectfully.

"I passed the order from me and quickly sent the fast ship to the nearby waters to investigate. If there is any situation, I will report it immediately. I want to see who is so brave to dare to attack me in the water camp!" Huang She heard this and shouted loudly.

"No!" The guard received the order and turned around and left.

"It's said that the second general Deng Long came to see me!" Huang She has been serving as the Xiakou Shui Army's lieutenant for several years and has not really fought any major battles. Now that he has such a good opportunity, why don't he show off!

When his father is old, this family business will always be passed down, and his father is more than one son. Although Huang She is the eldest son, his father has not died for a day. He has a sense of crisis, so he wants to make contributions as soon as possible and establish his prestige in the army.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

A burst of rapid footsteps came, and Chen Ju and Deng Longer entered Huang Sho's camp with sleepy eyes.

"Chen Ju, Deng Long, I will order you and the two of you as the vanguards, each leading fifty large ships, one hundred Meng Chong, two hundred small ships, and out of the camp to meet the enemy!" Huang Sha's eyes sprayed with excitement and said quickly.

"Abide by the order!" Chen Ju and Deng Long also looked excited and happily took over his life.

In their opinion, there were no powerful enemies near Xiakou. The guards on the beacon tower probably used a group of passing caravans as enemy attacks. Huang Sho was also a bit of a big deal, but since the commander had an order, why not just make mistakes? The fat meat delivered to the door was not swallowed in vain or swallowed, and maybe they could really catch a big fish, and then they would be rich.

After receiving the order, the two men thought beautifully, and then walked towards the Navy Camp calmly.

"Fifty warships, one hundred Mengchong, and two hundred fast ships followed me to attack!" Chen Ju, general Deng Longer and the other general arrived at the water camp and immediately shouted loudly.

With the orders of the two generals, the entire Xiakou Shui Village was in full bloom. The gates of the village opened wide, and warships rushed out of the village like they had poked hornets' nests, and they were all ready for battle.

The water soldiers stepped onto the wall of the village, ready for trouble, and took the bow and arrow to defend the village. Although they had not seen the shadow of the enemy yet, Huang Zu was not in vain. With the rigorous training over the past few years, the quality of the Xiakou Shui Army has been significantly improved a lot. Although they dare not say that they are invincible in the world, they seem to have never encountered an opponent on this section of the river.

"Report!" Chen Ju, as soon as Deng Long led a brigade of naval troops out of the village gate, several fast ships came over and screamed in horror.

"Why are you so panicked?" Chen was furious and cursed.

"Report to General, a huge naval army is coming here in the waters east of Xiakou." The water soldiers on the Clippers gasped and said intermittently. From their breath, anyone could hear their panic in their hearts.

"What? Where did the huge navy army come from? Have you read it wrong?" It was Chen Ju's turn, and Deng Long and the others were surprised. The news was too shocking. The huge navy army, besides a thief in Jiangxinzhou, they couldn't think of when another huge navy army came.

"It's true!" dozens of watermen on the fast ship replied in unison. Just kidding, can such things be fun? Lies about military information are a serious crime of beheading!

"Prepare to meet the enemy! You will immediately pass the news to the lieutenant." Chen Ju, Deng Long ordered loudly.

When things came to an end, they could not tolerate retreating. Two Jiangxia naval troops set up semicircular formations two miles in front of Xiakou Water Village. Each large warship carried two Mengchong four clutches next to each other. This is the most commonly used formation by Jiangxia naval troops, which can attack and defend. Moreover, this place is close to the water village, so they reported that they would fight if they could win, and retreat to the water village if they could not win. With a solid water village, they believed that no matter how large the water army was, they would not be afraid.

They didn't wait too long, and a huge navy army really appeared in front of them. Now, both Chen and Deng Long stared at the maximum, and their hearts jumped wildly.

It was not that the navy in front of them was so huge that it scared them, but that the warships in front of them were beyond their imagination. The number of this navy warship did not seem to be large, but the size of the large warship was more than twice that of their large warships. Mengchong was also a lot bigger than his Mengchong, and only the clutch was about the same size as his own.

The most eye-catching thing is the command ship in the middle. The guy looks as terrible as he is, just like a giant. Chen Ju and Deng Long are considered veterans, but they have been naval forces for so many years and have never seen such a huge warship.

"Don't be afraid! Big ships have the disadvantages of big ships. They are slow. As long as they can lean on them, they will be done." Chen was in An Wei himself.

Just when Chen Ju and Deng Long were uneasy, the fleet opposite was getting closer and closer to them, and there was no sign of slowing down at all, as if they were just rushing towards them.

Gan Ning and Gan Xingba were wearing a set of dark armor, with several very bright pheasant feathers on his helmet, and a red Western Shu red brocade battle robe, holding a long knife in his hand, several circles of iron chains as thick as a baby's arms around his waist, and more than a dozen copper bells were hung on his body. The river breeze blew and jingled. He stood majestic on the bow of the largest ship, staring coldly in front of him.

The young Zhou Yu was wearing a bright silver set, holding a spear in his hand, standing behind Gan Ning. As Guo Jia said, Huangfu Jian intended to examine Zhou Yu's abilities this time and sent him to Gan Ning.

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