"Quickly, send someone to inform the lord about this!" Danyang, He Qi's camp, the news that a large number of Ming army troops suddenly appeared in Kuaiji came quickly enough, but he was caught off guard, and He Qi didn't know what happened now.

Should we continue to defend Danyang or lead our troops to rescue Kuaiji? I felt that no matter which choice I made, it was wrong.

Since the Ming army could bypass Wu County and land directly in Kuaiji, they must have the ability to cross the river directly. If he led his army to rescue Kuaiji at this time, He Qi was sure that the Ming army on the Jiujiang side would definitely take advantage of the opportunity.

Cross the river.

"Here!"

"Tell all the counties in Wu County to close the city gates immediately to prevent the rebels from taking advantage of it!" After the messenger left, He Qi thought about it and sent people to warn the cities. Now even the enemy who suddenly landed on the beach

He didn't know how many troops there were, so He Qi could only ask each county to defend its own city.

How did the Ming army send a large number of soldiers and horses across the sea to Kuaiji? You must know that even the Jiangdong Navy would take great risks when attacking across the sea. The waves on the sea are far worse than those of this big river.

Hope you can make it in time!

He Qi could only pray that the opponent did not have enough troops to swallow up Wu Commandery. Otherwise, even if he had defended Danyang, the loss of Wu Commandery and Kuaiji would definitely be a heavy blow to Jiangdong.

At the moment, He Qi put aside these distracting thoughts and began to arrange his soldiers to prepare to defend against the enemy. Although he did not know where the enemies were, he had a hunch that these enemies would appear soon.

Martial law began at various ferries along the river, and Yu Sheng's side naturally got the news.

"He Qi, Quan Cong are vigilant enough, why don't you come back for help in this situation?" Yu Sheng looked at Liu Yi and said, "Bo Yuan made a miscalculation this time."

"I have only read a few military books. This is my first time marching and fighting. What are you going to do next, general?" Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Since they don't move, we will sail the fleet into the river. They say that Jiangdong's navy is unparalleled in the world. Today I want to see if it is really the case?" Yu Sheng stood up and said with a smile: "Sir, are you willing to go with us?"

"Of course." Liu Yi stood up and said.

Following He Qi's order, thousands of keel warships carrying 100,000 Ming navy troops set out from Guangling in a mighty manner. Within a day, they arrived at the estuary and headed towards Qu'a.

The Jiangdong navy, which was responsible for intercepting possible enemy forces at the estuary along the way, were all shocked when they saw the mighty and huge warships sailing into the estuary one by one.

Jiangdong's large ships are definitely considered large, but in front of this fleet, they are the most ordinary ships, especially the twenty-foot-long giant ship that appears on the river, like a city moving towards this side.

When we came here, many Jiangdong soldiers had not started the battle yet and were already scared out of their wits.

The Jiangdong navy blocking the river was of no use in front of this huge fleet. Without even seeing the giant ship clearly, the ships were completely destroyed by the ballistae placed on the surrounding ships. Occasionally, something slipped through the net.

The fish rushed towards this side and was easily smashed by the big ship here. The ordinary flat-bottomed stern fish in front of the keel warship was far inferior to it in terms of stability and sturdiness. Moreover, the Jiangdong naval force blocking the river was no more than

More than ten ships? How could they stop such a huge fleet?

The ship continued to move forward, approaching Qu'a all the way. When Quan Cong, who was stationed in Qu'a, saw the mighty fleet coming, his reaction was not much better than the others? After being stunned for a moment? Only then did he react and shouted sharply.

Roared: "Prepare for war? Prepare for war!"

Suddenly, near the ferry, more than a dozen trebuchets began to attack the fleet on the river.

Here, Yu Sheng did cautiously send out fifty medium-sized (about three feet) warships and began to adjust their crossbows to counterattack. At the same time, one fleet of fast ships (two feet) cruised quickly along the river, constantly firing crossbows at them. Shooting on the river bank.

The two sides exchanged fire for half a day. The Ming Navy was defeated by Ji Chenle's three medium-sized warships and more than ten fast ships. However, the price paid by the Jiangdong Army was the destruction of more than a dozen catapults and the loss of nearly a thousand soldiers. Quan Cong had no choice but to retreat to the water village due to casualties, hoping to lure the opponent off the ship to fight.

However, although the Ming Navy made its debut in the Central Plains for the first time, it had already crossed the East China Sea and defeated three Korean countries. There were countless water pirates at sea. Its rich experience in water warfare was no worse than that of the Jiangdong Navy. After realizing the other party's intention, Yu Sheng directly ordered fire bombs to be dropped into the water stronghold, forcing Quan Cong to abandon the water stronghold.

Yu Sheng took the opportunity to order people to land ashore, but Quan Cong naturally refused. The two sides fought desperately on the shore. The Donghai Navy attacked the ferry several times, but was driven back by Quan Cong with his troops, but every time he sacrificed The cost was that hundreds of soldiers were shot dead by archers on the warships in the rear.

After repelling the Ming army three times in this way, Quan Cong finally realized something was wrong. He found that the Ming troops who landed were not very determined. When they encountered resistance, they immediately withdrew. The opponent suffered few casualties. Although the Jiangdong navy temporarily The other party retreated, but at the cost of hundreds or thousands of people. If they come back a few more times, my troops may collapse.

After realizing Yu Sheng's intentions, Quan Cong secretly cursed the opponent for being treacherous, and immediately led his army to retreat to Qu'acheng, waiting for the opponent to land and fight with the Ming army on land.

The Jiangdong Army, which is the best in the world with its naval force, never expected that one day, they would beg the other party to come ashore to fight with them.

When Yu Sheng saw this, he smiled. He couldn't fight on the water. If he got on land, the Ming army would rule the world.

Warships began to dock at the ferry one after another. The soldiers on the ship carried various siege equipment and assembled them. However, the ships quickly left. However, these soldiers who landed were not in a hurry to attack the city, but began to attack outside Qu'a City. Assemble in formation.

Quan Cong's face turned livid when he saw this scene. He didn't know that what the other party had just done was to force him to abandon the ferry and fight them on land.

But what can he do even if he knows? If he doesn't retreat, the whole army may have to be killed at the ferry by the opponent in that way. At least there is still a strong city to defend.

But then, the Ming army's attack made Quan Cong despair. As a port city, Qu'a was naturally not a fortified city. Looking at the opponent's catapults and city-breaking crossbows lined up outside the city, the enemy troops Before the assembly was completed, the overwhelming artillery and stone made the Jiangdong Army defending the city huddled in the corner in embarrassment, followed by an increasingly dense rain of arrows. Many soldiers could not find a place to hide and were directly nailed. Die on the city wall.

Quan Cong was also considered a strong general in Jiangdong, but he had never fought such a frustrating battle. Even when the enemy attacked the city, Jiangdong's army only made few counterattacks.

In siege battles, land battles including street battles, Jiangdong Army was obviously far away from its Ming army opponents. When the Ming army's vanguard rushed to the top of the city, although the resistance continued, the war was actually no longer suspense at this moment. Quan Cong finally fled to Jianye with only a thousand remaining troops.

After Yu Sheng captured Qu'a ferry, he did not rush to go deep. Instead, he left 10,000 elite troops to garrison here. The army continued to move forward. During this period, he defeated several ferry crossings and sent people to inform Jiujiang direction to send troops to cross the river. Strategy The Jiujiang garrison is responsible for the affairs of Danyang and Wujun. The task of the Donghai Navy is to attack all these crossings along the river and force Jiangdong's army to fight them on land.

When Yu Sheng led the navy to arrive near Jianye, He Qi had already prepared his army for battle, preparing to fight the Ming army to the death.

"This is the Ming Navy!?" He Qi looked at the mighty navy, which almost filled the river that was more than thirty miles wide. Quan Cong had already said that this Ming Navy was It was terrifying, but when he actually saw it, He Qi couldn't hide the shock in his heart.

"Exactly!" Quan Cong gritted his teeth and said.

He Qi looked at the mighty ship and let out a deep breath. I wonder how the Ming army built such a ship?

He simply gave up the idea of ​​preventing the other party from landing, and instead quickly withdrew to Jianye, organized the army to dig trenches, and prepared to defend Jianye. This was the capital of Jiangdong, and the emperor Liu Ji and the imperial court were all based here. If Jianye was lost, For Jiangdong, it was definitely a heavy blow.

Yu Sheng naturally understood this. He led his army into the Yangtze River this time for the purpose of building industry. Seeing that the other party had no intention of stopping him from landing, Yu Sheng began to arrange for the soldiers to land ashore, and used small boats to carry siege equipment and The baggage was transported along the river towards Jianye, and at the same time the Jiujiang army was ordered to march towards Jianye, preparing to unite with the Jiujiang army to encircle Jianye and capture the city.

He Qi wanted to send people to take advantage of the enemy's unstable position to burn down the enemy's baggage first, but Yu Sheng was the most stable general under Chen Mo. How could he not take precautions for this matter? Those small boats were Half of them were Ming army soldiers holding two-stone big yellow crossbows. Coupled with the rapid reinforcements of the army, they advanced both by water and land. The two sides fought a fierce battle by the river, which ended in Jiangdong's army being defeated and retreating.

He Qi had no choice but to build an earthen fort outside Jianye City to deal with the Ming army. At the same time, he hoped that Sun Quan could send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Yu Sheng did not land on the shore, but arranged a large number of fast boats to cruise around to guard against reinforcements from Jiangdong on the water. He also built a fort at the ferry, and after taking good rear defenses, he went to the front line with Liu Yi to attack the enemy. Jianye launched a fierce attack.

In the troubled times, arrows rained down like rain. The fierce battle of Jianye far surpassed any other war here in Jingzhou. Yu Sheng and Liu Yi tried their best to attack for five days but failed to break the city, while He Qi's side The Jiangdong garrison also suffered heavy casualties. The Ming army's crossbows were so powerful that they had vaguely surpassed the power of Jiangdong's weapons. If it were not for the strength of the fortified city, and if they encountered it in the wild, would they have been able to persist for five days? It's really hard to say.
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