In Yidao City, Sima Chuzhi received Yang Anxuan's military order and praised him for capturing Yidao City. He said that the first battle was a victory and the army's power was greatly increased. At the same time, he informed Zhang Dan that he had ordered Zhang Dan to send troops to attack Yiling City, and asked Sima Chuzhi to follow Jiang Shang cooperated in fighting.
Although Sima Chu was happy, he had some regrets. If the navy was not damaged, he and Zhang Dan's troops could attack Yiling City together, and they would be able to make new achievements. Unfortunately, because of his eagerness for success, he led the Song warships captured from Yidao to attack Jiangling rashly. As a result, more than half of the warships were damaged, and the remaining hundreds of warships were mostly small boats. I am afraid that attacking Yiling will not be enough. xь.
Yang Anxuan proposed that Yidaocheng was under heavy siege by the Song army, and the Song division could re-capture it at any time. He asked Sima Chu to assess the situation and focus on guarding Yidaocheng. They would wait for the Yong army's land and water forces to arrive, and then work together to capture Jiangling City.
There were nine thousand Yong troops in Yidao City, and nearly ten thousand Yong troops were stationed on the other side of the river. More than a hundred warships were used by Sima Chuzhi to communicate between the two sides. There is sufficient food and grass in the city, and the morale of the soldiers is strong. Sima Chu is confident that even if the Song army has 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack, it will not be difficult to defend Yidao City.
After the Battle of Jiangling, Xiao Yuanzhi did not send troops to recapture Yidao City. Instead, he asked Meng Chu to lead 200 ships to reestablish a water stronghold at Juzhangkou, and sent 3,000 troops to guard the land, and deployed wooden structures along the coast. Gate and arrow tower.
The Battle of Yiling was a famous battle during the Three Kingdoms period. Sima Chuzhi was familiar with this period of history. He had visited Yiling, Yidao and other places to pay homage and trace the past to the present.
When Sima Xiuzhi was the governor of Jingzhou, he asked Sima Chuzhi to go to Wushan and Wuling and other places to recruit Wuxi barbarians. Among the Jingzhou team Sima Xiuzhi left behind, nearly a thousand people were barbarian soldiers. The barbarians were good at fighting, so Sima Chuzhi wanted to use food to recruit the barbarians.
Yi Dao is home to Wuximan. It is named Wuximan because the place where it lives has deep mountains, dense forests, and crisscrossing river valleys. There are five rivers, Xiongxi, Xixi, Chenxi, Youxi, and Wuxi. When Liu Bei was conquering Wu, more than 10,000 troops from Wuxi Barbarian leader Shamoko came to help him fight.
There was plenty of food in Yidao City, and under Yonggong's rule, the warehouses were full of food. Sima Chuzhi heard that Gao Changqing, the governor of Tianshui, promised to give food to the Hu tribes to help fight against the Qin soldiers.
There were constant wars in the Jin State, and barbarians lived everywhere in the mountains and forests. There were "Jingyong Barbarians" in the Jingyong area, "Wuxi Barbarians" in Wuling and Yidu, "Yuzhou Barbarians" in the Yuzhou area, and "Yuzhou Barbarians" in the Xiangzhou area. "Five River Barbarians" include Jingling Barbarians, Lujiang Barbarians, Jinxi Barbarians, Huyang Barbarians, Changsha Barbarians, Lingling Barbarians, etc.
These barbarians were of various types, spoke different languages, and lived in scattered places. They migrated among themselves. Many people fled into the mountains to avoid wars and corvees and joined the barbarians.
The barbarians "farmed and plowed the water with fire, and the people ate fish and rice. Their occupation was fishing, hunting, and mountain cutting. They had fruits, melons, and clams, and there was always enough food." The mantle has business dealings with the people under the government's rule.
The Jin Dynasty established the post of Nanman Colonel in Jingzhou, with Zhenman, Anyuan and other guard armies under it. They used both military expeditions and gentle appeasement strategies against the barbarians. The barbarian soldiers were aggressive by nature, fearless of death, and were good at fighting in the mountains and forests. They often caused the imperial conquest army to lose troops and had to acquiesce in their existence.
When Sima Xiuzhi was the governor of Jingzhou, he was tolerant and benevolent. He allowed the barbarians to trade products in the market. He also sent the Southern Barbarian captains Sima Shufan and Sima Chuzhi to appease the barbarian leaders and presented them with grain and iron tools. He also maintained a harmonious relationship with the barbarian tribes.
There were many barbarian tribes in the Yi Dao Mountains to the west. Sima Chuzhi wanted to use the legacy of his uncle Sima Xiuzhi to recruit some barbarian warriors into the army. In the future, these barbarian soldiers would become his support.
He ordered people to invite his barbarian captain Lu Panjie, and Sima Chuzhi asked him to go to Wei Mountain to recruit barbarian soldiers. Lu Peijie readily agreed and took dozens of carts of grain, cloth and weapons to the mountains to recruit people.
There were nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city. If the waterway was blocked, they had to find a land route. Sima Chuzhi sent scouts to Jiang'an City to find out the truth. The scouts reported that Zhang Shao, the governor of Xiangzhou, led 6,000 troops to Jiang'an City. This made Sima Chuzhi give up his plan to attack Jiang'an and ordered people to search for ships and prepare to go up the river to attack Yiling.
Yiling is located at the junction of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It controls Bakui at the top and Jingxiang at the bottom. It is named "Yiling" because "the water reaches here and becomes flat (flat), and the mountains reach here and become mausoleum (low hills)".
After 6,000 light cavalry and 6,000 infantry from Xiangyang arrived at Dangyang City, Fan Zhan, the general of Fubo who led the army, brought an order from Duke Yong, ordering him to attack Yiling City.
Zhang Dan held up his snow-white beard and said: "I am old and can no longer stand the hard work of pommel and horse. I can only defend Dangyang City for my lord. I have to rely on the general to attack Yiling."
Fan Zhan was born in the Fan family in Shunyang. The Fan family was excluded and suppressed when the Huanwen and Xie families came to power. Yang Anxuan was in charge of Xiangyang and deliberately attracted the ruling family members. The Yu family, Ying family, Fan family, Xi family and other families all had clan members. Yang Anxuan's subordinates were appointed as generals.
Hearing that Zhang Dan was not willing to lead the army, Fan Zhan was secretly happy. As a general, he did not make achievements on the battlefield. How could he go through qualifications like a civil servant? All those who were awarded titles under Yonggong were military generals.
Fan Zhan immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will live up to my trust and capture Yiling City."
Zhang Dan said: "Sima Chu occupied Yidao City (today's Yidu) and captured more than a hundred warships from the Song Army. You can join forces with him to capture Yiling City (today's Yichang) with both land and water."
Fan Zhan said yes, but he didn't think so. The Department of Commercial Affairs found out that there were only more than 5,000 Song troops in Yiling City. He was frightened when he learned that Yidao City had been captured. Why should he share the credit with Sima Chuzhi.
From Dangyang he led 6,000 light cavalry and 6,000 infantry to march, first to Zhijiang City, and then from Zhijiang to Yiling City. It is more than a hundred miles from Zhijiang to Yiling. It can be reached in one day by light cavalry, but it takes three days by infantry.
Fan Zhan was greedy for success and decided to lead Qingqi first, trying to recruit the defenders of Yiling City without fighting.
Yiling City, the seat of Yidu County, has four closed doors and the south dock is empty. A few days ago, news came that Yidao City had been lost. Dong Qing, the governor of Yidu, and Sima Suntian ordered the city to be fortified and the people outside the city to be moved into the city, ready to wait for help.
Fan Zhan led his light cavalry to Yiling City. Seeing that the city gate was closed, he sent a messenger to try to approach the city. An arrow was shot down from the top of the city. It seemed that the landing was in vain. …
In Jiangyang City, Tan Daoji received Liu Yu's military order and ordered him to send the navy to assist Jiangling City. Jiangyang City had more than 8,000 Song navy troops and more than 400 large and small warships. Most of them were the navy brought by Liu Cui when he captured Yufucheng from Jiangling.
Tan Daoji discussed with Liu Cui about rescuing Jiangling. Liu Cui said: "Yang Anxuan launched a massive attack on Jiangling. Yidao City was lost and Jiangling's navy was insufficient. Yu left 3,000 navy and 140 warships, and took away all the other navy." .”
Tan Daoji nodded in agreement and said, "The Military Intelligence Department said that Yong's army was building ships in Dianjiang. There are many warships in Yongzhou. Dao Chong must be careful when he leads his navy through Jiangzhou City."
Liu Cuidao said: "There has been fog on the river these days. You are planning to send some ships ahead while the fog is still there. If the Yong navy dares to pursue it, you will annihilate part of the navy first. This will also reduce the pressure on Governor Tan."
Two days later, at the end of the month, heavy fog filled the river, and no one could be seen clearly even twenty steps away.
On Jiangzhou City, the soldiers guarding the city vaguely saw the shadow of a boat moving on the river, and hurriedly reported Yu Xuan, the general guarding the city. Yu Xuan listened quietly for a moment and said, "There are boats on the river, shooting crossbows into the river."
The bed crossbow was opened and the crossbow arrows were fired into the river. Liu Cui ordered his younger brother Liu Daoji to lead a hundred ships down the river and quietly pass through Jiangzhou City in the fog.
The crossbow arrows were shot randomly, and a few hit the side of the ship. Liu Daoji ordered the drums and trumpets to be beaten, and the crossbow arrows were fired back towards the city wall.
Yu Xuan thought that the Song army was attacking the city, so he ordered to step up vigilance and informed Ningshuo General Zhu Chaoshi. By the time Zhu Chaoshi arrived, there was no sound on the river, and the navy of the Song Army passed by the river.
Zhu Chaoshi had received the battle report and knew that Sima Chuzhi had captured Yidao City. He guessed that the Song navy that just passed by should be returning to Jiangling to aid. Jiangzhou is too far away from Jiangling and beyond reach, so we can only let it go.
As the sun rose, the thick fog on the river began to dissipate, and from the top of the city, ships were vaguely seen coming down the river in the distance.
Zhu Chaoshi sneered and said: "The Song army divided into several groups to cross the river. They wanted to lure me into a battle and show that they would bully the minority with more. A few days ago, General Li sent three new ships from Dianjiang, which gave the Song army another naval battle failure. The taste."
Zhang Feng's shipbuilding in Dianjiang, in addition to renovating existing old ships, focused his manpower on building three flat-keel warships. Liu Zhong's brilliant achievements at sea with seven keel warships as the main force made every Yongjun general feel excited. All Yongjun generals knew that keel warships would become the overlord on the water.
Zhu Chaoshi went directly from Chuqimen to Chaotianmen, where Yong's warships were hidden
In the water channel inside Chaotianmen. The three keel warships use a flat bottom, large beams and arches, multiple watertight compartments, and a single layer. They are about seven feet long and three feet wide. The most commendable thing is that their strength is far better than that of a stern ship. xь.
Boarding the flat-keel battleship, Zhu Chaoshi ordered an attack and met the Song Navy near Dongshui Gate. The river outside Dongshui Gate is wide and gentle. It is the largest land and water dock outside Jiangzhou City. When Liu Cui saw the Yong Army dispatching more than a hundred warships to intercept it, he laughed loudly and said: "In the past, the Yong Army Navy was hiding in the Jialing River. You dare to show up, and you dare to come to die today, sons and daughters, let Yong Jun see how powerful you are."
Master Song was sailing down the river at a very fast speed. Zhu Chaoshi spread out three flat-keel ships to block the river. Other small boats were spread around the three ships, blocking the river.
First there was a hail of arrows. The three flat-keel ships were larger in size. Liu Cui saw them from a distance and ordered: "Capture the three large ships of Yong's army first."
The navy of the Song Army had a five-story, twelve-foot-long ship, which was Liu Cui's ship. In addition, there were twelve three-story, six-foot-long ships, leaving three ships for Tan Daoji and Liu Daoji. Three ships were taken away first, and the remaining six rushed toward the flat keel ship menacingly.
From the appearance, the flat keel ship is not much different from the ordinary stern ship, but the deck is spacious. There are three crossbow beds in the bow, two beds on the left and right sides of the ship, and one bed at the stern. There are more than 300 soldiers on board. In addition to the crossbowmen, others hold bows, shields, and spears.
Every two of the six building ships corresponded to a flat keel ship, and the Song army shot arrows at the keel ship from a high position. The keel ship was not to be outdone, and the crossbow arrows pierced the hull of the building ship one after another.
Seeing that the tower ship was only about twenty steps away from the keel ship, Zhu Chao Shi ordered loudly: "Crash into it."
The eighteen oarsmen shook their arms vigorously, and the keel boat turned slightly sideways, squeezing towards the side of the building ship.
"Creak", the sound of dry planks cracking sounded, the ship planks cracked, sawdust flew everywhere, and planks collapsed outside the hulls of both sides.
Zhu Lingshi saw that his ship appeared to be damaged, but in fact it was not injured. On the other hand, the fallen ship planks of the Song army's ship exposed the inner frame of the ship's hull.
It seemed that the keel boat was indeed strong. Zhu Lingshi had the confidence in his heart and shouted the order: "Back off, hit again."
The oar hand swung the oar backward, and the boat moved back five feet, and then pushed forward with force again. The tall ship was shaken from side to side by the impact. The Song troops on the ship were swaying this way and that. The top of the third floor was shaken the most, and the archers standing on it fell from the deck into the water.
Zhu Lingshi loudly ordered: "Use your strength to overturn the building and boat."
