The Yongjun Water Village is located in the Zhangshan section of the water area. The Han River flows around Zhangshan, forming the upper half of the character "Gong".
Qian Lei set up the water stronghold at the beginning of the word "Gong", so that if the Song Dynasty warships wanted to attack the water stronghold, they would have to go around Zhangshan Mountain and travel more than ten miles on the Han River to reach it.
Zhangshan Mountain along the Han River is covered with ramming platforms, and nearly a hundred catapults and ten thousand divine crossbows are aimed at the river. When a ship passes by, you will immediately understand what "a forest of arrows and a rain of stones" means.
Wang Zhongde knew the topography of the Zhangshan section of the Han River very well. Secret spies from the Military Intelligence Department disguised as merchants came and went on the river and had already drawn the ramming platforms and arrow towers on the Zhangshan River on the map.
When Liu Yu discussed the military situation with the generals, he pointed out that the best way to defeat Zhangshan Water Village was to send troops ashore first, clear the defense points on Zhangshan Mountain, and allow naval ships to pass smoothly.
Six thousand soldiers and horses were dispatched on this trip, half of which were troops who landed to fight. A scout ship was sent to the shore ten miles south of Zhangshan. After confirming that there was no Yong army ambushing, Wang Zhongde sent Sima Zhuhe and his three thousand soldiers to land ashore. Soon, Yong Jun scouts reported the news of Song Jun landing south of Zhangshan to Qian Lei.
The navy led by Qian Lei had more than 300 warships, including two keel warships, 36 5-foot-long stern warships, and more than 80 vehicles and ships equipped with wheel propellers. There are eight thousand officers and men of the navy, and two thousand soldiers and horses are stationed on Zhangshan Mountain.
Qian Lei didn't care too much about the soldiers and horses of the Song Army attacking the mountain. He must know that it is easier to defend the mountain than to defend the city. The Song Army wanted to seize the mountain stronghold with thousands of soldiers and horses, which was simply a wishful thinking.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zhongde was prepared in advance, and the boat was loaded with fire starters. The Song soldiers who came ashore each carried a bundle of firewood and came to the west side of Zhangshan Mountain with pay. Zhu Hezhi asked the soldiers to place firewood and set fire to the mountain.
The fire jumped up and spread towards the mountains. With the help of the northwest wind, the fire swept across and penetrated deep into the forest in an instant. The defenders on the ramming platform and arrow tower fled one after another. If they were chased by the fire, they would be suffocated by the fire.
Nearly a hundred ramming platforms and garrison towers were forced to be abandoned, and the crossbows, pheasant tail torches, etc. stored on the ramming platforms were all burned. Qian Lei's plan to use the terrain to deal with Song warships in Zhangshan was ruined.
The plan failed to keep up with the changes. Seeing the fire in Zhangshan, Qian Lei knew that his plan to use the terrain to resist the enemy failed. Rather than letting the Song warships be fully prepared before launching an attack through Zhangshan waters, it was better to take the initiative. Qian Lei selected fifty vehicles and ships and escorted the two keel warships as they sailed downstream.
Wang Zhongde stood on the building boat, stroking his beard and squinting, looking at the torch lit by Zhangshan. His heart was full of pride. Zhangshan's defense line was burned down by the fire, and then he watched the racket show its power.
The outpost ship reported that the Yong army ships were coming. Wang Zhongde ordered the two tower ships to be the front, followed by the rush battleship, and then the other two tower ships to press the formation and attack with all their strength.
Wang Zhongde took the lead and personally commanded the vanguard ship. A dozen Yongjun warships lined up on the Lixu wide river and came down the river. The arson ship should be at the front.
More than ten feet away, seven or eight arson boats were ignited and crashed towards the building ship. Wang Zhongde ordered the soldiers with bat poles to shoot the arson boat, and immediately sank the arson boat into the water, and the flames were extinguished by the river.
The arson boat that slipped through the net was held up with a pole by the soldiers on the stern ship. The building ship that arrived later smashed the pole down and the boat sank and the flames were extinguished.
Qian Lei saw that the arsonist ship was easily sunk by the racket, so he ordered the ship to avoid the building ship with the racket as much as possible and launch attacks on other ships of the Song Army.
The keel warship passed by more than ten feet away from the building ship, and the two sides exchanged arrows. Immediately afterwards, the keel warship rammed a Song Army frigate in front of him. Wang Zhongde's eyes focused. It was obvious that this Yong ship was what Liu Cui said. That kind of new ship.
The building boat turned sideways on the river, and the six racket sticks were like claws of a crab, shooting at the Yong ship randomly. Some Yong ships that could not dodge were hit to pieces, and the Song Army's stern warships swarmed up like evil wolves. Pounce on food.
After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, the Yong ship was already in a weakened state. Qian Lei ordered the horn to be blown away, and the Yong ship avoided the Song warships and retreated. Wang Zhongde was not willing to let it go. At this time, there were no catapults or crossbows blocking the road on Zhangshan Mountain. It was just a matter of time to annihilate the Yong army navy in one go and aim directly at Xiangyang City.
After chasing the Yong ship, Wang Zhongde found that the Yong ship was obviously faster, and immediately ordered the oarsmen to shake the oars hard and not lose the Yong ship.
At the corner of the boat, Han
More than 20 ramming platforms on the east bank of the water began to exert their power and throw stones at the Song ship in the river. Wang Zhongde ordered the ship to rush to the crossbow bed on the ship to fight back and quickly pass the corner.
A beach appeared on the river not far away. Six Wanjun crossbows were set up on the beach, aiming at the leader's building and boat.
There was a loud "Peng" sound, and the crossbow arrow was inserted into the bow of the building ship, followed by several more loud noises, and the building ship was hit by the crossbow arrows one after another.
Wang Zhongde looked at the parallel building boats beside him and found that the place where the arrow was hit was about ten feet away from the water. The crossbow arrow was inserted into the hull of the boat, as if something was tied to it.
For a relatively tall ship, a few crossbow arrows are like small thorns piercing the body, which is harmless and does not affect the movement of the ship.
The building boat had a deep draft, so the building boat could not get close, and the racket pole could not reach the ballista on the beach. Wang Zhongde ordered the walking boats behind him to rush over and seize the beach.
There were hundreds of Yong soldiers on the beach. The archers lined up and shot at the building and the ship. The fire was like rockets.
Wang Zhongde looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "With this little spark, I can extinguish it with just a pee."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhongde saw the rocket falling on the crossbow arrow just now, and ignited the binding on the crossbow arrow with a "flap", and the flames rose sharply.
Immediately afterwards, another crossbow arrow was fired at the hull, which was ignited by the flames. The bows of the two tower ships immediately burst into flames.
The crossbow arrows were tied with pheasant tail torches. The pheasant tail torch is made of reeds and other materials, tied into a bifurcated straw handle at the lower part, and filled with oil and wax. It looks like a bird's tail. However, the pheasant tail torch tied to the crossbow arrow has been modified, and Wang Zhongde did not recognize it for a while.
The fire started on the side of the ship, and the flames quickly rose to the ship's deck, forcing the officers and men on board to dodge backwards. While Wang Zhongde ordered to retreat to avoid the incoming crossbow arrows, he also ordered the short walking boats to step forward to draw water from the river to put out the fire.
The Song ship was in chaos, and Qian Lei led the ship to attack again, knocking the fire-fighting boats into pieces. The long pole extending from the keel warship took advantage of the situation and thrust straight into the building ship.
The bow of the building ship had been burned to a crisp by the fire, and the wooden pole was easily inserted, making a hole in the hull. The fire followed the holes and burned towards the inside of the building. Now the fire in the building was rising from the bottom, and the fire was difficult to extinguish.
Wang Zhongde saw that the fire was igniting the bottom cabin and there was no way to save him, so he ordered to abandon the ship, boarded the rescue ship and retreated. Qian Lei rushed for a while and returned victoriously with the wreckage of the two tower ships.
The Navy of the Song Army retreated to Yangkou Village, and Qian Lei waited for the Zhangshan fire to be extinguished and sent troops to garrison in the mountain again. After the fire, Zhangshan was completely black, with black dust everywhere. But when the spring breeze blows next year, the mountains will be green again and full of life. ,
When Wang Zhongde returned to Yangkou Village, Qian Lei was afraid of the Song army's ships equipped with rackets and did not dare to pursue them. The battle at Jingling calmed down temporarily after a brief confrontation.
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On November 6, good news came from the court. Du Huidu, the governor of Jiaozhou, was ordered by Song Gong to attack Linyi King Fanhuda and won a great victory. He sent Changshi Jiang You to Jiankang to express his victory.
The memorial copied by Xu Xianzhi stated that in this battle, the Jin army killed Fan Huda's five sons and handed them over to Dragon King Zhenzhi (1) and General Fan Jian, and captured his fourth son Na Neng. Fan Huda sent envoys to surrender and donated 500 taels of gold and several boxes of pearls and ancient shells. There are also elephants, cattle and other objects.
Du Huidu received a secret order from Liu Yu to rob Linyi, but he was not willing to let Fan Huda surrender. Accusing him of being capricious and repeatedly violating the national border, he was not allowed to surrender, and the army attacked the capital city of Linyi.
When the city of Champa was destroyed, Fan Huda, along with his three sons and civil and military officials, abandoned the city and fled to the Kingdom of Chenla, where the Jin army gained all their treasures.
These are not what Liu Yu wants to see. Liu Yu quickly flipped through the copied memorials and found the place he wanted to see, "...10 million dan of grain and more than 16,000 naturalized people..."
"Bang", Liu Yu slammed the table and stood up excitedly. During this period, he had trouble sleeping and eating because of the food issue, and he was frightened awake by scenes of people dying of hunger and cold in his dreams. With these ten million stones of food, even if only half of it was transported to the capital, he could solve his urgent need. What's more, there are more than 10,000 people, and if there are people, everything will be there.
Liu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Du Huidu, the governor of Jiaozhou, has governed the state well and has outstanding political achievements. He has made great contributions in breaking up the forest. He should be rewarded generously. I will confer on Du Huidu the title of Duke of Longbian County and the rank of General of the auxiliary country, as a tribute to his eldest son." Du Hongwen is General Yingyang and the supervisor of the refugees."
Xie Hui advised from the side: "My lord, the Zhenla Kingdom welcomes rebellious people. We must not indulge them. We should send troops to conquer them."
Liu Yu returned to the table and sat down. There was a thick stack of paper attached to the back of the memorial, which was the seized property. Although Liu Yu didn't have much money, he couldn't help but be moved when he saw the treasures listed above. The Linyi Kingdom only received tens of thousands of gold, and the Zhenla Kingdom was bigger than the Linyi Kingdom. If the Zhenla Kingdom could be destroyed again, the national treasury would be full immediately.
Xiao Yuanzhi raised his hand and said, "My lord, please order Liu Qianzhi, the governor of Guangzhou, to lead an army to conquer the Zhenla Kingdom."
Chu Shudu, the former governor of Guangdong, was accused and convicted of bribery in his business. Because his two brothers, Chu Xiuzhi and Chu Danzhi, were close ministers of the Duke of Song Dynasty and the brothers of Chu Lingsu, Princess Langya (at that time), Liu Yu was only exempted from his official position. He was imprisoned for life, and soon he was re-enlisted as a Taiwei to propose joining the army.
The current governor of Guangzhou, Liu Qianzhi, is the cousin of Liu Huaishen, the leader of the Central Army and the governor of Northern Jizhou. He is also related to Liu Yu. Liu Qianzhi was a noble man, and Liu Yu appointed him as the governor of Guangzhou in order to eliminate Chu Shudu's corruption and restore the integrity of Wu Yinzhi who was appointed governor of Guangzhou.
Xiao Yuanzhi (the brother of Liu Yu's stepmother, and Liu Yu's uncle like Zhao Lunzhi) made this proposal because he wanted his family to make meritorious deeds. Liu Yu did not want Du Huidu to have too much power in Jiaozhou, so he immediately nodded and said: "This proposal is feasible, but The terrain of the land of Baiyue is unpredictable, but Du Huidu sent troops as a leader to lead the Guangzhou soldiers and horses to annihilate Zhenla (in present-day Cambodia) as soon as possible and capture the king of Linyi for questioning."
Wang Xiu interjected at the side: "Small countries such as Funan (all of present-day Cambodia, southern Laos, southern Vietnam, and southeastern Thailand), Tangming (present-day Laos) and other small countries have not paid tribute to the imperial court for a long time, and they should be punished."
Everyone understood and wanted to find a crime to blame. Liu Yu was very tempted by the gains from destroying Linyi. Since the country was poor, he should start supplying from these small Baiyue countries.
Xie Hui looked through the memorial and was very interested in the list of treasures attached at the back. He smiled and said, "I got so many treasures from Linyi State this time. Why don't my lord hold a treasure auction in the capital in exchange for some money and food."
Liu Yu's eyes lit up. He didn't value the rare treasures he obtained from the Linyi Palace. If they could be exchanged for food from a wealthy family, it would be the right way to use these treasures.
"I declare that this proposal is very good. I will write a letter to Zongwen on behalf of Yu and ask him to organize a treasure auction."
Note (1): Historical records record that Fan Huda had five sons, Fan Dizhen, Fan Diwen, Fan Dikai, Naneng and Jiaolongwang Zhenzhi. The names of the last two sons are really weird. I wonder if it is due to transliteration. This period of history in the book actually mixes the history that took place in 413 and 420, and only treats it as a change in history.
