Looking to the west from Dongting, the Chu River divides. The water is gone and there are no clouds in the south sky.

This is the scene of the eight-hundred-mile Dongting described by Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Dongting Lake in the Qin Dynasty was not so vast. The Dongting water system was only a part of the entire Yunmeng Daze, facing the Haomiao River to the north of the river.

For example, the water surface of Dongting Lake in the south is not wide.

The Xiang River and the Yuan River go deep from Wuling and Xuefeng Mountains all the way north. After passing Changsha, the water suddenly slows down and then flows gently into the water.

This lack of scouring water obviously cannot create a steep and deep lake, and the sediment deposition makes the Dongting Lake waterway extremely difficult to navigate. If you are not familiar with the water conditions and hydrology, it is very likely that the boat will

Encountered an accident such as stranding or even capsizing.

The second prince of Changsha Kingdom, General Wu Feng, led his army and set up an ambush here.

Wu Chen, who was enthusiastic about his book business, escaped from Nanjun, allowing Wu Feng and his followers to successfully take control of the military and political power of Changsha.

The south of the Yangtze River has always been the land of Chu barbarians.

Changsha Kingdom is located to the south of Yunmeng Daze. This is also the place where the Chu State imprisoned tattooed criminals and exiled guilty ministers in the past. The place where Qu Yuan, the Chu State official, was demoted and finally threw himself into the Miluo River and died, is within the territory of Changsha Kingdom.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains was in turmoil.

With frequent wars and displacement of people, some far-sighted families moved south one after another, and some of them came to Changsha. Their arrival brought about a qualitative leap in the economic development and production technology of Changsha, and this leap has

During Wu Rui's reign, there was further development.

Li Yuan's new Qin army was invincible on the northern land. All the rebel forces, no matter how strong or weak, no matter how heroic, disintegrated and dissipated. The old troops who were attached to these anti-Qin forces also fled or lived in seclusion in the mountains. Some of them

After seeing that there was no place to stand in the Central Plains, he resolutely crossed south and came to Changsha to join Wu Rui.

Among them, there was Zhang Ao, a famous scholar who abandoned Wei and joined Chu. He was the son of Zhang Er. After the fall of Chu, Zhang Ao was worried that he would be held accountable by Qin for lobbying Xiang Chu to attack, so he went to Gao with his followers and Zhao Wu sneaked across the clouds.

Mengze came to the Changsha Kingdom to escape the chaos. Soon after, Zhang Ao was appointed as the Prime Minister by Wu Rui. Guan Gao was the doctor and Zhao Wu was the general. They coincided with Wu Feng and firmly held the military and political power of the Changsha Kingdom.

control.

This time, in order to deal with the invasion of the Qin Army, Wu Feng, Zhang Ao, Guan Gao, and Zhao Wu also made careful preparations. Under the order of the nationwide mobilization, the Changsha Army guarded the capital Changsha with more than 10,000 people, and another thousand or hundreds of people guarded the territory.

There were more than 12,000 elites left in several counties. Under the leadership of Wu Feng and Zhao Wu, they took more than a hundred large and small warships and headed north along the Xiang River, preparing to fight between Dongting Lake, Xiang River, and Yuan River.

A decisive battle with the Qin army at the intersection.

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The Changsha Army set up an ambush around the waterway from Dongting Lake into the Xiang River. Wu Feng ordered Zhao Wu to lead a force to pretend to resist and fight while retreating. He led the main fleet to hide in the Yuanshui River. When Feng Xuan's army entered the winding and narrow waterway, they began to attack

They rushed out in one fell swoop in an attempt to annihilate Feng Xuan's Qin troops who "underestimated the enemy and rushed forward".

Faced with the dilemma of being attacked from both front and rear, Feng Xuan could not bear to scold Wu Chen for his incompetence, and without informing Wu Chen clearly of the enemy's situation in advance, he quickly ordered Manqiuchen's troops to land quickly and set up forts to hold on. At the same time, his own navy used light ships to attack.

The vanguard, with building ships as the main force, reversed the situation of being passively beaten and rushed towards Zhao Wu's Changsha Army.

The waterway is narrow.

It is difficult for a ship to turn around.

The Qin army faced the dilemma of a pincer attack again. If it could not quickly defeat the enemy coming from one direction, it would have no choice but to be surrounded and annihilated.

To advance or to retreat.

He chose to fight, but turned around and retreated to Daze.

Faced with the decision, Feng Xuan made the right choice without hesitation.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.

This is the creed that Li Yuan has always taught. The more than fifty large and small warships of the Qin Navy almost blocked the waterway. If there are different orders, some ships want to turn around and some want to attack.

It will cause self-insurgency, and in that case, the Qin army will be defeated without having to fight the enemy.

"Dong dong dong——!" On the upper deck of the ship, the shirtless Qin soldiers on the deck were beating the war drums desperately.

At the junction of the ship's sides, the soldiers holding halberds looked serious and were listening to the leader's narration over and over again. After a while, they would fight face-to-face with the enemy soldiers when the ships met. This kind of docking on the water

The greatest test of war is man's bravery and spirit of sacrifice.

Faced with the enemy's sharp spear point, should you go forward and stab back fiercely, or should you turn around and run away in panic? This momentary choice tests not only the human heart, but also the teamwork.

Feng Xuan's navy was formed three years ago. It was composed of Ba soldiers from Bajun, bandits from Yunmengze, and young men recruited from Nanjun. When this navy was first established, it fought against the British and Bu's armies.

The situation at that time was much more dangerous than it is now, and many of the soldiers who experienced this battle are now generals at all levels in the army.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!"

On the Qin army's warship, the shouts became louder and louder.

On the river bank, the Qin army's general Manchuchen was leading his infantry to advance hard in the swamp. The navy was in danger. If Feng Xuan's fleet was destroyed, Manchuchen's lone army would have no way to retreat.

Without food, they will fall into the encirclement set by the enemy. Therefore, in order to survive, the two Qin armies must fight side by side.

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On the Xiangshui River.

Orange Isle.

Zhao Wu, the general of the Wu army in Changsha, paced back and forth on the deck with some uneasiness. There was no general in Shu, so Liao Hua was the vanguard. Zhao Wu's military experience was what he had gained while following Zhang Er. As for real swords and guns,

Zhao Wu has never had the ability to command an army in battle.

According to Zhao Wu's thoughts, in this battle against Qin, the Changsha Army still focused on stability and set up camp along the Dongting Lake and the outlet of the Xiang River. If the Qin Army wanted to attack the capital of Changsha, it must first occupy the channel of the Xiang River.

As the defending party, it had the advantages of terrain and people. It cannot be said that it achieved much results against the Qin army that came from afar and lacked troops. At least if it took all the time and effort, the Changsha army had the upper hand.

However, Wu Feng made a good promise when he left Changsha. Once he was away from the shackles, he immediately assumed the aura of the future king of Changsha and criticized Zhao Wu's opinions as worthless.

Fear the enemy like a tiger.

This is a nice word for a coward, but the most embarrassing thing is that Wu Feng actually decided to split his troops into two groups, ambush the Qin army, and even took away more than a hundred of the most elite ships in the Changsha Navy on his own initiative.

What was left for Zhao Wu were about two hundred small ships.

"General Zhao, I have left you a few more warships. Don't let me betray my kindness?" Wu Feng was so complacent that he took a big ship to set up an ambush in Dongting Lake, leaving Zhao Wu helplessly looking at his hands.

The old and weak soldiers below were helpless.

The sound of war drums ahead is getting closer and closer.

Zhao Wu became more and more uneasy.

During this expedition, Zhang Ao and Guan Gao were stationed in Changsha, and the hard work of army command was left in the hands of Zhao Wu. According to Zhang Ao's wishes, with Zhao Wu watching, Wu Feng could always make amends if he messed up.

, However, with Wu Feng's arrogant and arrogant temper, how could he listen to Zhao Wu's persuasion.

"Go and find out quickly, has Qin Man retreated?" Zhao Wu hesitated for a while, and finally lost his temper and ordered.

Before Zhao Wu could finish his words, he heard a soldier shouting in panic: "Oh no, Qin Barbarian is coming to kill you?"

"What, the Qin army is coming towards us. How is this possible? After hearing that they were surrounded, they should have lost their fighting spirit and turned around and retreated -!" Zhao Wu was shocked.

"Hurry up, gather the soldiers and prepare to fight!"

After the Changsha Army was in a hurry, they finally gathered a seemingly large team. However, this naval force looked a bit awkward.

There are hundreds of ships.

But there are few who can resist the Qin army's ramming warships, let alone tall and thick ships.

The weapons of the soldiers of the Changsha Army were also varied. Some soldiers held fishing spears in their hands. Although they were accustomed to using their hands, the fishing spears were just ordinary wooden handles with bronze forks, and their sharpness was not at all

It cannot be compared with the Qin army's standard weapons. Moreover, as the Qin army's iron-making technology was improved, not only the border soldiers on the northern border, but also the naval officers and soldiers in the south began to change their clothes and weapons.

The iron halberd tip and the extremely sharp forged blade, these technical advantages made the Changsha army's few advantages disappear in close combat.

"boom!"

Amid the shouts and shouts of the generals on both sides, the two warships collided at high speed, and then violently collided with each other. The Qin army officers and men on the Meng Chong ship fell backwards one after another under the influence of inertia. However,

They were obviously prepared for such a degree of collision. Among the Qin troops in a team of five, there was a rope tied around the waist, and the other end of the rope was tied tightly to the hard board on the side of the ship.

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"Quickly cut the rope and kill the enemy!" A pale-looking Qin soldier shouted in a hoarse voice, pulled out his iron sword and slashed down.

Hearing his shout, the more than a hundred Qin army sailors on the Meng Chong ship reacted quickly one by one, released their restraints, and desperately jumped towards the Changsha Army warship that was approaching.

The Qin army was powerful.

The Qin ship's collision angle was extremely hard.

In the collision between the two ships, the Changsha Army warship, which had not gained speed and was not as big as it, was seriously damaged. The bow part had been cracked, and the river water was gurgling in. In the center of the ship, the Changsha Army soldiers who were not well prepared were still panicking.

He rescued his injured companions and had no intention of responding to the Qin army's jumping attack.

To be prepared for war is to be unprepared.

When soldiers who have been trained in systematic water warfare are used to deal with young men who are just hastily recruited, the results can be imagined.

Changsha Army General Zhao Wu stared at the chaotic formation of his side, speechless for a moment. He never thought that his side's seemingly solid defensive formation would become fragmented in just one round of close combat. (Unfinished)
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