The State of Yue killed five thousand troops of the State of Chu. Although the State of Chu crossed the border and occupied Huanglang Mountain, the State of Yue's actions completely angered the State of Chu, so the situation between Chu and Yue suddenly became tense again. The State of Yue, which had just calmed down the civil strife, wanted to fight with The Chu Kingdom was at war, and Huanglang County, which felt that it was not too involved in the civil war in Vietnam, also felt that it seemed difficult to avoid the disaster on its side. Many refugees who fled to the south to avoid the war began to return to their hometowns. At that time, Huanglang County was also in turmoil.
Huanglang County looked in danger, but for the Yue State, the courtiers of the Yue State did not care about this matter, especially those civil servants. They only thought that this was a letter of nomination from Wei Gong to obtain a formal appointment from Daxia. After all, the six major princes Kingdom, Zhao State relies on it the most, and Chu State hates it the most. It is definitely right to attack Chu State, but it is just a show. Moreover, Chu State did take advantage of Yue State before. Now that Yue State has changed its people, it will naturally give Chu State too. The country needs to see that it is not easy to mess with, but no one thinks that a real war will break out. After all, the country of Yue has just been unified, so it is best to rest and recuperate.
But just when everyone in the Yue Kingdom thought so, and even the Chu Kingdom thought so, the Chu State used Pingjiang as a breakthrough, and a hundred thousand naval troops came upstream from the lower reaches to give the Yue Kingdom some color, although it would not really happen. They want to fight fiercely, but they also have to go all the way north into the southern hinterland of Vietnam to let Yue know that they can come and leave if they want, and you can only wait.
But no one expected that one hundred thousand sailors would go up the Pingjiang River. When they arrived at Anyang Lake, dozens of soldiers carrying stones and wood would directly lay dozens of wooden stakes under the water, and directly destroy the one hundred thousand soldiers. The navy was trapped in Anyang Lake.
Anyang Lake is not big or small. After the wooden piles are driven down, the lake can still flow through. However, if the ship wants to pass, it will hit the wooden piles. Once it runs aground, it will be completely blocked. This is what I thought. The Yue Kingdom did not dare to fight. He was just looking for an excuse to be frightened. Because of this, he really did not care too much about the strategic risks. He only thought about getting to Anyang Lake and deliberately took a trip around Anyang Lake to make the area around Anyang Lake rich. The people of Chu looked at the majesty of Chu and went back, but now they can't go back.
If you want to log in, both sides of Anyang Lake have been a place of military confrontation for many years. There have been various precautions in place, and the Chu navy is indeed powerful, but it is far inferior to the Yue army on the shore, especially in the past ten years. They kept fighting, and the sergeant was extremely effective in fighting.
By this time, the Chu State also knew that the Yue State had really sent an army of 200,000 people. Although the leader of the army was Jiang Heng, the eldest son of Jiang Ziqi, who was in his early twenties, the leader of the army was the famous Yue State Marshal Lin Haoming. This made Chu The country's army is getting bigger.
Things became like this. Naturally, Lin Haoming and Wei Qian discussed it and Wei Tong agreed. The current 200,000-strong army was actually controlled by Jiang Ziqi at the time. This 200,000-strong army was extremely powerful, and everyone in the Wei family They didn't want to waste it easily and let him disarm and return to the field. The only one who could make this army move again was Jiang Heng, so this time he was reused and Lin Haoming was appointed as the warlord.
A commander in his early twenties who led more than 100,000 troops was rare in the entire history of the Yue Kingdom. In order to ensure combat effectiveness, the main core generals of this army were not even mobilized. This shows that the three generations of the Wei family have indeed a heroic leader. likeness.
It was now the fifth day of besieging the downstream exit of Anyang Lake. It started to rain heavily last night. Jiang Heng summoned the main generals of the army early in the morning.
Although the army has not undergone major changes, it is not unchanged at all. The two deputy commanders who were originally used by Zhang Xiao and Wang Yuanzhan to contain Jiang Ziqi disappeared. One was replaced by Jiang Heng's uncle Lu Zong, and the other deputy commander was replaced by Jiang Heng's uncle Lu Zong. The commander-in-chief was Che Ying, while Chen Tie and Zhou Guangyi became the commanders-in-chief of the left and right armies defending Anyang Lake, while Jiang Heng's adopted brother and Jiang Ziqi's adopted son Lu Zhonghan became the general of the Chinese army.
Now these people are gathering together to discuss things. Under the heavy rain, the river and lake water have begun to rise. Once the water rises too much, although the downstream main river boats that are not afraid of being locked can drive through, there are still two scattered tributaries that are likely to It will become passable. Once this happens, the trapped 100,000 Chu navy will be able to escape, and Chu has also begun to mobilize troops again and send troops north to respond.
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When this battle was planned, the purpose was to paralyze the Chu State and create a situation where the time, place and people were all with us. The location and people had been created, but in terms of people and people, Jiang Heng's 200,000 men had never really been able to fight for many years. Defeated to the opponent, and as a result, the marshal was killed and suddenly became a prisoner. Naturally, he wanted to avenge his shame, and naturally he also held back his energy. The country of Chu could not fight a civil war. The Chu country was already annoying, not to mention the military. The number of southern soldiers recruited was no less than 70,000 to 80,000. They had long heard about the Chu Kingdom's invasion of their hometown. Lin Haoming even deliberately recruited several hundred soldiers after Huang Zhan destroyed those strongholds. He pretended that they were harassed by the Chu Kingdom. The strong men were sent to their homes and fields, not to ask them to fight, but to spread out the anger in their hearts after being dispersed into an army of 200,000, arousing the resonance of the children of the south, thus motivating the entire army to share the hatred of the enemy. We are doing well right now, but the only thing missing is the weather. There should be little rain in autumn, and the rain should be mostly drizzle. Instead, it leads to heavy rains that usually only occur in late spring or summer.
"Chu people are good at water warfare, and they are not afraid of fighting in rainy days. On the contrary, my Yue people are not able to fight in the mud. Such heavy rain continues until night, and the east and west tributaries, as the water level rises, not only connect The main branch of the lower reaches, and the navigable water surface will become wider by then. The Chu navy will definitely be able to escape easily, and it is impossible to do things like driving wooden piles in the river when they are not prepared. If you are prepared, you can't do it. We're here, how can we gather around and call for reinforcements?" Chen Tie said angrily as he looked at the heavy rain outside as soon as he came up.
This battle is indeed not about swallowing up these 100,000 navy troops at all. The first goal is to encircle the point and call for reinforcements. It is very difficult for 100,000 navy troops to be trapped on the lake. Anyang Lake is rich in aquatic products and aquatic plants in the lake. There are a lot of fish and shrimps, and the navy of Chu State is good at it. It can last for several months relying on the supplies in the lake. Moreover, even if wooden stakes are laid in the river, a hundred thousand navy will really have to force it. It is also possible to open up the river, but the casualties will be larger. This is why the Chu coach did not take too much precautions at the beginning, because doing so can only create a trapped posture, and cannot really lock the army firmly, so The initial goal was to deal with Chu's reinforcements who arrived in a hurry and were ill-prepared in all aspects. But now if these 100,000 naval troops could escape easily, all plans would be ruined.
