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Chapter 74 Auspicious words

After a month, the Tianchi Lake was as calm as usual and sparkling. Under the warm autumn sun, the sky above the Lake was as blue as blue as blue. The north wind blew on the surface of the lake, and the lake water surged to the south, squeezing out layer by layer of folds. The Qin army lined up in the lake, and the battleship stone anchor fell, the boat sails hung low, waiting for its old enemy.

Fusu stood on the flagship and patrolled the entire military formation with Zhao Ying. His little face had the unique rosyness of a child of this age, inheriting Zhao Zheng's physique and was over six Qin yards tall. Only the man was a little thin, and his black clothes were blown by the north wind on him, like a black flag. Although this flag was small, it had extraordinary significance in the eyes of the Qin soldiers.

When Fusu appeared in the Qin soldiers' sight, a warm cheer suddenly broke out on the warship, and the soldiers shouted: "Long live the eldest son!" Then more than 450 warships in the army, nearly 100,000 soldiers, followed by the soldiers: "Long live the eldest son! Long live the eldest son..."

Like Chu, the early Qin kings also led the way and fought with the entire army. During the war between Qin and Xirong, several generations of kings died on the battlefield. Then, more and more kings were busy in the court and the bedroom, and never appeared on the battlefield again. King Wu of Qin was the return of the martial tradition of the King of Qin. After that, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, King Xiaowen of Qin, and King Zhuangxiang of Qin, no king was on the front line. At the most critical moment of the Battle of Changping, King Zhaoxiang of Qin only arrived in Henoi, which was more than a hundred miles away from Changping.

The Jing people have won consecutive victories over the past ten years, and their multiple failures have led to the explanation in the minds of the Qin generals: the Jing people won the victory because the King of Jing led the army in every battle, so the morale of the entire army was greatly boosted. The Jing people took one to ten. The King of the Battle of Weinan finally appeared on the battlefield. It was hateful that the temple people around the king were timid. In the fierce battle, they actually fled with the Changqi, causing the entire army to collapse.

Fusu, wearing Zibo clothes, stood on the deck of the flagship like King Jing in Zibo clothes, and was excited to see his soldiers. Some people even burst into tears with excitement. The Qin people were cold, the Qin people were greedy for profit, and the Qin people were unrighteous... But they all took the honor of being Qin people, and they were all proud of the great Qin people dominating the world. They died when they did not fight, and they were waiting for death, and they died in front of the eldest son, which was an honor that others could not reach.

As the flagship inspected, the long live cries came one after another, and huge waves echoed in the Daze, frightened by the geese, screaming and flying far away. Fusu's little face turned red and his body trembled slightly. That year, the Chu army invaded Xianyang, and he admired the strictness of the Chu army's army formation, dreaming that he could command such a large army one day. This dream seemed to be realized today. Countless soldiers watched him and shouted at him. He couldn't help but be excited and trembled.

However, unlike that time, he no longer expected that Qin and Chu could make a alliance with their mother and never join the army. This was an unrealistic delusion - Qin and Chu had been married for hundreds of years, not that Qin and Chu betrayed Chu, but that Chu betrayed Qin! The ancestor King Zhao cursed King Huai of Chu for no reason, and it was also because of extreme resentment.

Since King Huai will be tempted by the Jin people and the beautiful men of Qi people, the King of Chu will be provoked by the Jin people and Qi people. As long as the countries in the world coexist, the war will not stop, and the resentment between the father and mother will not be eliminated. Only by unifying the world can the endless wars and resentment be stopped and eliminated.

"General, our army will win." Restraining his trembling, Fusu looked at Zhao Ying on one side and said.

After all, he was a ten-year-old child. Zhao Ying and other generals were worried that Fusu would be frightened, but they had to let Fusu board the ship. Wu Ji confirmed that it was a spy from Jing people. If he deliberately misinterpreted the words of Bai Di's adviser like last time, it would bring fatal harm to the entire battle. Unexpectedly, the eldest son stood on the deck of the warship, neither feared nor seasick, and asserted that the Jing people would be defeated and our army would win.

Zhao Ying felt joyful, and turned around and bowed respectfully, "The eldest son, Ji Yan, I will win the Qin Dynasty."

Fusu said something and stopped talking. He was the guardian. The guardian did not participate in the war and only supervised the behavior of the generals. No one refused to admit Zhao Ying's bravery. After saying that, Fusu took a step back to avoid blocking Zhao Ying's sight. Although this was a very small action, Zhao Ying's face instantly became hot and his heart was slightly warm.

"Report to the general, the people of Jing are here!" The north wind blows down the military flag, and it is not as high as noon. News comes from the Maotu boat that is investigating.

"How many people come?" Zhao Ying nodded. He was not worried that the Chu army would not come.

"The whole army is here." The small boat went up and the boat clerk bowed, "There is another army behind the boat formation, with five oars and warships about fifty."

"There is another army?" The scout's report surprised everyone. Could it be that the Chu army had reinforcements?

The Qin people on the Daze were suspicious, and the Chu army was about to enter Daze, but the entire army was excited. The Yue army soldiers who were originally stationed in the south of Juyi, Tonggu of Jinniu Road (now Daijiaba, Ningqiang County) also arrived, and the Chu army's warships increased to more than 280. The Chu army slowly moved, and the Yue army rushed forward. Soon the Yue army's first warship caught up with the flagship of Zuokai. Yang Lu stood on the deck of the Shiyi warship and spoke loudly: "My minister Yang Lu led his army into the formation, please allow the emperor to allow it."

"Long live! Long live..." Before Zuo Kai agreed, the soldiers on the nearby warship cheered. The increase in the number of warships is certainly delightful, but the Chu people can truly work together, which excited everyone.

Zuo Kai was not happy or unhappy about this. During this period when Yue Shi abandoned Tonggu, the Qin people might attack fiercely. But what about fierce attacks? His own side had no extra troops. Even if the Qin army occupied Tonggu and went south, as long as the Mianshui line was controlled in his own hands, their southward movement would be meaningless. But if the Shui War was defeated, even if Yue Shi held on Tonggu, under the fatigue attack of the Qin people, Tonggu would eventually be captured by the Qin people.

Success or failure is only a matter of this! Zuo Kai, who had such thoughts, hesitated for a while in the cheers of countless soldiers, and soon he nodded and said, "Accurate. Your troops are my subordinates."

"I am honored to accept the order!" The rear army was the Chu people's Youque. The Yue army's fifty warships were used as the Youque instead of the front army. This is a cautious strategy. If something unexpected happens to each army, the Yue army may be able to save the situation with its superb boat driving skills.

When Yang Lu asked to enter the formation, the large-winged cannonboat in the front happened to pass through the narrow mouth and enter the wide swamp. The water surface suddenly became clear here. Looking north, the swamp looked like a calm sea, and there was no sight at all.

"Qin people!" The Qin army's warship was thirty miles away, revealing a little sail shadow. What makes people feel strange is that the boat array they listed did not cover the entire big lake like last time, but instead stopped in the center of the big lake, and did not shore at the east and west ends.

"Telection: The entire army landed on the spot!" Zuokai did not rush to enter the Daze, but ordered the entire army to land. Not long after the anchor was landed, several Maotu, who had previously entered the Daze, hurriedly returned from the Daze, and they brought the latest military information. At this time, Zuokai had already gathered to discuss with the general.

"The Qin people's boats are more than 450, most of which are three oars and large wings, and only the flagships and other warships are five oars." The boatman who reported the news went to the flagship deck and opened to Zuo and the generals to explain the Qin people's formation in detail. "It is not a circular array, but several arrays, and it is also arranged in an array forward and backward, covering about five miles across..."

"Arranged in an array from front to back? More than 550 warships crossed five miles?" Zuo Kai silently recited these numbers and said in surprise: "The distance between the boat is only four zhang and five feet?"

"Yes." The boat officials only estimated the width of the Qin army's boat formation. When they recalled carefully, the gap between the Qin army's warship and the warship was indeed very narrow. The three-oard large winged boat was less than six meters wide, and the length of the wooden oar was generally within four to five meters. During the rowing, because the wooden oar was placed obliquely, and one section was inside the warship, and the width of the entire warship was about ten meters, which is four to five feet.

The Qin army's boat array was arranged so densely, and the array was interlaced back and forth, which was obviously to guard against its own ladder tactics. Zuo Kai thought of the previous round formation, which had left the Yue army helpless, because once it hit, the opponent would hit back. For one, the fewer Yue army had no chance of winning, and then the whole army was wiped out after changing.

"What should I do?" The strategist had already arranged the Qin army's boat formation on the board, two in front and behind, about five miles wide. The generals watched Zuo open, hoping that he could make an idea.

"The two front and back positions of the Qin people, our army is enough." Xiang Chao said. "Since that's the case, why not attack the Qin people's side and back?"

"No. The Qin people used several formations to face the enemy, and the warships were in conflict with each other. If they rushed forward and attacked me quickly, what if?" Yang Lu opposed. Although he was a Chu person, he knew better than most Chu generals.

The biggest difference between water war and land war is that in land war, soldiers often decide the outcome, and soldiers will lose if they are afraid of fighting; water war is not, water war, and soldiers stand on the deck to fight hand-to-hand, and armored soldiers stand on the deck to fight hand-to-hand, and rarely collapse due to cowardly formations, unless there are too many enemy troops. The courage of soldiers is difficult to reflect in water warfare, and cooperation is more important than bravery. It is better to cooperate, and a useless soldier without a left toe can sink the enemy's warship.

"The Qin people's array is so dense, can they be artillery shot?" Cheng Feng said in a low voice. He will always remember the artillery guards during the Battle of Nanzheng.

"It's OK." Zuo Kai agreed. "Five miles behind the big wing gunboat, the three armies on the left, middle and right are six feet apart, and the rear army is five miles behind."

"When will we fight?" Bu Liang asked happily, from the point of being insignificant to having high hopes.

"After noon," Zuo Kai answered.

The sun gradually rose to the highest point, and it was necessary for one side to rest and eat before going to war with the Qin people. This is also the reason why he landed at the entrance of the Daze. If the entire army entered the Daze and wanted to prevent the Qin army from raiding, there would be no time to rest and eat.
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