Chapter 158 Fighting between Wu and Wei (1)
Chapter 158: Wu and Wei fiercely fight (Part 1)
Seven thousand Wei soldiers boarded their own warships and rode the wind and waves to land near Shiyang. The ship had 3,500 cavalry and 3,500 infantrymen, which were most of Jingling's military power. The waters had always been the dominant place of Jiangdong, but the Lu Anti's army was concentrated between Jingling and Shiyang. Can the Wei army in Jingling attack?
The defeat of Lu Kang is all a question, let alone the Wu army who broke through Lu Kang to support Shiyang.
Jingling is located at the western end of Jiangxia County, and Shiyang is located on the east side. This is a place of death. To the west of Jingling are Nanyang and Yiyang counties. According to the description of the generals who escaped from Xinye, Chen Qian died in battle. Xinye was in a hurry. There was no benefit in defending Jingling to the death, and no reinforcements would come.
Shi Yang faced the same situation. Huan Yu had been in charge of Shi Yang for a long time. Whenever Jiangxia County was attacked by Wu, Huan Yu would be repelled. However, the current plan would be to rescue Jiangxia Prefect Huan Yu first and make plans. Shi Yang's troops and cities were stronger than Jingling. After joining Huan Yu, he defeated Shi Yang's Wu army first, and then turned around to fight against Lu Kangde, and perhaps he could still preserve the land of these cities.
The warships broke through the waves on the water but were not smooth. From a distance, you can see the Wu warships shuttled in the distance. The Jiangdong Navy did not come to fight, but everyone could smell the smell of war. It was impossible to turn around and withdraw back to Jingling at this time. Everyone was unsure of fighting with the world-famous Jiangdong Navy.
Advance and retreat are dead ends, only one can fight hard!
The Wei army who escaped from Xinye followed Chen Yu's horse leader. Chen Yu was only a 16 or 17-year-old boy and his official position was only a commander. However, because his father was Chen Qian, he was supported and cared for by the soldiers. Seeing more than 3,000 cavalry accompanying him jogged on the boat, with a look of pain on his face, and even some soldiers vomited, Chen Yu found the generals of the Jingling Water Army to discuss.
These more than 3,000 cavalrymen cannot help on the boat and need someone to take care of them. If they fight with the Jiangdong naval army, it will be rare not to drag everyone down. Since this is the case, why not send the cavalry to the shore and go to save Shiyang from land and water?
The Jingling Navy was also very happy when he heard Chen Yu's suggestion, so he agreed with Chen Yu that the water and land armies would do their best, and that a group of troops must reach the city of Deshiyang.
After the cavalry was sent to the shore, the Jingling Navy was relieved and each showed his left arms to show that he fought with the Wu people to the end. Chen Yu and other Wei cavalry were infected by it, so they found a lush forest to recover their strength, and rushed to Shiyang with all their might.
The Jiangdong naval army on the horizontal plane gradually became clearer and clearer from one point. Looking at the Jiangdong ships, it seemed that they were just a side army, two giant warships, and the remaining ships were about the same size as those of the Jingling naval army. The general of the Jingling naval army drew his sword and mobilized before the war: "In the time of national crisis, it is the time for me to die in equivalent order! Today's battle is only death, and do not lose the reputation of the Great Wei naval army!"
"I would rather die than retreat!"
"I will never surrender!"
The Wei family naval army was suppressed by the Wu naval army for decades. In the past, they had strategic retreats and even did not even go out to fight. Therefore, everyone was depressed for a long time and had enough strength. Now they had the opportunity to give it a try, everyone cherished it and their morale was high!
There were only 3,000 people from the Jiangdong Navy. They were originally stationed in Shiyang to take care of their own ships and escort the supply teams. I heard that the Wei army rushed to Shiyang from the waterway. After asking for the order, the Jiangdong Navy came to fight.
"Enemy ship approaches!" Wei Zhu looked at the Jiangdong naval army and rushed over and quickly reported the situation.
You should know that the Jingling Navy's ships, equipment and water battle skills are not as good as the Jiangdong Navy. What you can rely on is the advantage of going downstream. The Jiangdong Navy actually ignored this and rushed towards the river. Could it be that it was because of its huge warship?
The veteran general of the Jingling Water Army touched his chin, observed the terrain of the water flow around him, and pointed with his hand: "The battle location is probably this area, can you see your eyebrows?"
"This place of water flows fast and the river surface is narrow, which is a dangerous place." Some generals analyzed with hesitation.
"The Jiangdong Navy is famous all over the world, and you will never make this mistake of fighting against the current, hum!" The veteran navy general pointed out the tricks of the Wu people in one sentence.
"Release the wooden raft!" The veteran shouted, and countless rafts, wooden rafts and other items were released from the Jingling Water Army fleet. Many scarecrows were tied to these wooden rafts, and the front of the wooden rafts were sharp iron cones. After igniting the scarecrow, the wooden raft rushed down the water flow, hitting the enemy ship, making it difficult for them to get rid of, and they were only destined to be burned.
"Popular turmeric!" The veteran saw the opportunity and then ordered. The Jingling Shui Army was full of fighting spirit. No one thought about the outcome of this battle, nor did anyone care about his life and death. He devoted himself to the battle and did things according to the orders.
"Anchor!" The veteran shouted again!
Plop, plop, plop...
When each warship heard the military order, he threw the anchor into the water. The warship went downstream but did not drive at full speed. Therefore, the speed of the warship dropped sharply by this anchor.
"Horse the boat, retract the sails, and set up the shield!" The veteran was waiting for a series of commands to issue in his eyes.
"Let it go!" The soldiers on the ship performed their duties, took over the ship's sails, and took out large shields to protect the warship.
The soldiers who had just finished pouring the tinder, heard the order and cut off the rope connected to the wooden raft. The wooden raft rushed out along the rapids and headed towards the Jiangdong Navy ships!
The Jiangdong Navy had already made arrangements, and went up against the current to lure the Wei army to accelerate. In this way, the surrounding hydrological and geographical environment could be used to attack the Wei army. The Jiangdong warships in front looked very majestic, but in fact there were only a few naval troops on each ship.
This is a ship that lures the enemy, and the ship is full of flammable objects. Once the Wu army rushes into this narrow water, the ship that lures the enemy will pour oil and set fire, and even spontaneously ignite and rush into the Wei family fleet. In addition, the iron cable ship from Jiangdong will cross the water surface on this side of the water.
The Wei navy was sank into the sea of fire, with the water surface around it narrow and there was nowhere to dodge, and it was difficult to turn around and was blocked. Is there any better?
The navy in the north is not allowed to be used for many years, and it is bound to be happy to see the advantage of the flow. This is the speculation and expectation of the Wu people. Unexpectedly, the veteran Jingling navy who came is experienced and calm. With excitement and shouldering the heavy responsibility of supporting Shi Yang, he can still maintain a normal mentality.
The turbulent oil collided with the waves with the waves of the wooden rafts and the enemy-tempting ships in Jiangdong, and then rockets poured down. A raging fire suddenly ignited on the narrow water surface, and all the wooden rafts connected to Jiangdong were burning.
The Jiangdong navy was stunned when he saw this. Unexpectedly, the other party was not convinced, but even ignited a fire. When the Wu army, who had been ambushing on both sides of the Taiwan Strait for a long time, saw the anger and showed their heads, preparing to shoot the Wei ship at once and were riddled with holes...
Unexpectedly, the Jingling Navy's ship broke down and still controlled its speed after the cross-ship, and successfully stopped in front of this area of water.
"Shoot the arrow!" The Wu generals on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were not ordinary generals. Seeing that the Wei army was prepared, they urged the troops to move to a position closer to the Wei ship to shoot arrows.
The waters in this area were not that narrow. Fortunately, the Wei army's ships were crossing the river and almost occupied the waterway. The Wei army was prepared for a long time, and the large shield blocked the Wu army's rockets, but no one fought back.
"General, do you want to shoot again?" The deputy general had the intention of asking for battle.
The veteran navy was very calm and looked at the sea of fire in front of him: "I asked all the troops to rest first, and when the fire was small, we would rush over!"
"General?!" The deputy general was a little puzzled when he heard this.
"This place is close to Shiyang. The Wu people came from the downstream, which was not Shiyang's Wu army, but also nearby ships. Our army came with such momentum, and Lu Kang would definitely know that more and more Wu army had been delayed for a long time. If we were attacked from both sides, how could we survive?" The veteran's analysis made people amazed.
The crossbowmen of the Wu army on both sides put pressure on the Wei army without any pain. The Jiangdong naval army on the other side of the sea of fire couldn't help but get angry. Before the official confrontation was formal, the Wei naval army was first set off. For the Jiangdong naval army that was rampant in the Yangtze River, this was a very shameful humiliation!
The entire river surface burned constantly, and Wu Jun, who had no time to escape, was buried in the sea of fire. Someone jumped off the river water, but the hydrology of this place was dangerous and the water flow was fast. No matter how good the water was, it was difficult to survive.
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Chen Yu's cavalry along the way could see the smoke rising from afar, and he knew that it must be the Jingling Navy and the Wu people. He had no choice but to be on the land and could not help, so he had to speed up towards Shiyang with his heart.
The four thousand Wu soldiers stationed in the west of Shiyang were separated from the Army Anti-Japanese Army, and lurking in the mountains and forests with several catapults. Because Shiyang's Wei army occasionally broke out of the city to fight against the Wu army, the Wu army saw that they had few soldiers and were afraid that they would be destroyed, so they simply did not show their heads.
After more than ten days of attack, Shiyang's Wei army gradually could not support it. The Wu army general Liu Lue was also a first-class general. After seeing Huan Yu's tactics, he continued to adjust his deployment. The Wei army always made some achievements in several conflicts in advance. When the Wu army's deployment gradually improved, he would not gain much advantage even if he broke out of the city.
On the contrary, Liu Lue set up a net of heaven and earth several times, hoping to capture Huan Yu when he left the city. Huan Yu was the only general of Yu Wenpin. He had martial arts, wisdom and courage. Every time he left the city, he was as brave as thousands of people, but he was as brave as tens of thousands of people. He made a move to the east and attacked the west, and took advantage of the defense of Wu soldiers who did not dare to relax and cast the stone cart, and he could retreat unscathed every time.
The Wei army could not conquer the Wu people, and the Wu people could not do anything to the Wei army. The situation should have been confrontation, but the Wu army had a special catapult cart...
The military and civilians of Shiyang were united and repaired the city walls one after another, with countless casualties. The Wu army failed to succeed in charges several times, so they simply stopped siegeing the city, and only smashed the catapult cart every day.
Seeing that the time had come, the four thousand Wu troops stationed behind Shiyang happily walked out of the mountains and forests and set up formations on the city. The Wei army on the city never believed that the Wu army only surrounded three sides. Although siege of the three sides was also a tactic. However, the Wu army, which had the advantage of military strength, had the big killing weapon of catapult, so there was no need to go to the Wei people...
The Wei people did not have any emotional fluctuations in the appearance of the Wu soldiers on this journey, as if they had been expected. But when the Wei generals saw that the Wu soldiers also had thrown stones to help the battle, they suddenly became nervous. Five or six gaps had been smashed into Shiyang's city wall, and one of them had been completely smashed. What should we do?
Huan Yu went out of the city to fight many times, and was diligent in commanding the city to defend the city. His injuries did not improve and his energy was almost overdrawn. He heard that Shi Yang was completely surrounded by the Wu army, and the Wu army behind the city also had a catapult cart. Huan Yu hurriedly led the crowd to come and see. The four thousand Wu army was in a tight formation, blocking layer by layer between Shi Yang City and the catapult cart. In the distance, hundreds of Wu people kept carrying stones and piled up on the side.
"The city is already overwhelmed, so I'll order 800 warriors to go out of the city to conflict." Huan Yu turned around and ran down the city tower with a tired look on his face.
"The general has not been asleep for several days. Let the last general go to this battle." The side generals in the city all asked for a fight.
"You must guard against all parts of the city and not fight easily." Huan Yu waved his hand and refused to say more.
"We know that we are not as brave as the general, but the general is the pillar of this city, so we must not lose it!" After hearing this, the side generals knelt on the ground and continued earnestly: "I hope the general will not abandon you, and we will fight with the general!"
"You... OK!" Huan Yu felt weak all over his body, and he would probably be unable to impulse this Wu soldier when he left the city. If he gathered everyone's strength, there would be a glimmer of hope.
Shiyang City was not long before guarding, if this Wu army was put into siege, it would be difficult to allocate the manpower in the city alone. The military and civilians in the city suffered great casualties in the battle for several days. In order to repair the city wall, the people and soldiers even smeared a piece of brick and stone and died under the Wu army's catapults and bows and crossbows.
As soon as the city gate opened, more than a thousand Wei troops fought bravely. Huan Yu jumped his horse and raised his sword to clash before the Wu formation. Countless generals and lieutenants followed him, and all sacrificed their lives.
The Wu soldiers were prepared, and the bows and crossbows were fired at the same time. They also sent people to spread the word that Wu soldiers from other places came to support. There were nearly 20,000 Wu soldiers outside the city, and if they all gathered over, Huan Yu and others would have no place to die!
A quick battle!
Huan Yu took the lead with a horse, and he was caught in several arrows, as if he was like a tiger, and he was unstoppable! A Wu soldier could not resist being rushed into the formation by Huan Yu. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu generals who led the army waved a big sword to fight Huan Yu. Huan Yu's kung fu was not first-class, and he was also injured and trapped. He even took over Wu generals for a while. More than a thousand Wei soldiers were surrounded by Wu soldiers and could not conflict.
The horns and drums in the distance sounded again, and the Shiyang City was in constant emergency. When Wu General Liuluo heard that the Wei army had left the city, he sent out three thousand troops to support him and also urged the army to attack the city!
The Wei people had limited military strength, so when did they not take advantage of this time?
The Wei generals sacrificed their lives to fight, but were unable to defeat the powerful soldiers of the Wu Kingdom. A group of side generals were all dismissed and killed. Huan Yu was so anxious that he felt cold, his throat sweetened, and his mouthful of blood was vomited out, and his strength declined. The Wu people were overjoyed and urged the army and horses from all directions to attack!
During the crisis, there was a lot of noise behind the Wu army, and thousands of Wei cavalry broke out!
The first young general swung his sword and killed two Wu army captains. The cavalry behind him rushed forward and killed the Wu army in scattered and fled! Even the catapults that were ready to throw were not protected, and the Wei cavalry was burned to death...
"The entire Jingling division is here! Don't be rampant!" Chen Yu and his cavalry were rushing and shouting. When the Wu soldiers heard that the Wei army from Jingling arrived, they dared not resist and fled.
Chapter completed!