It's not that Zhang Xi is timid, the main reason is that he can't imagine that if his adjustment was a little slower, then the navy from Jiangdong might have driven straight down and approached Xiling.
In E County before Zhang Xi came, the armaments were really lax, the garrison facilities along the river were abandoned, and the navy was too lazy to practice once a month, let alone go out on patrol.
It was precisely when Zhang Xi came to E County this time that he made adjustments and asked the Navy to send out patrols to inspect the clippers. Only then did he discover the large army entering Jiangdong.
It's really funny to say that the place where the E County navy discovered Jiangdong's army was already past Xiajie. Zhang Xi even suspected that if he hadn't rushed to E County quickly, but stayed in Xiajie for a few more days, maybe he would have gone wrong. He was about to be captured by Jiangdong's army on the spot.
The navy discovered that Jiangdong's situation was also very strange.
The Jiangdong Army did not use its own banner, but asked a small group of troops to disguise themselves as the Jiangxia Navy, trying to sneak into the fleet of the Jiangxia Navy that was out for training.
It was really successful at first. Zhang Shuo, the deputy commander of the Jiangxia Navy, really didn't notice that there were a few more ships in his training team until the fleet went north along the river. When they were approaching E County, they encountered patrols along the river. The navy's interrogation revealed the secret.
In fact, the secret would not have been exposed, because Zhang Shuo was the second in command of the navy, and the fleet he led came out for training according to Zhang Xi's order. Who dared to ask.
But because Zhang Xi issued a death order, the navy patrolling the river must question every ship, otherwise military law will be dealt with.
The commander in charge of patrolling the river had to go up and go through the motions, that is, ask Zhang Shuo, what is the purpose of this march, how many ships are there, if any abnormalities have been encountered, and other formulaic words.
Although Zhang Shuo was very impatient, he didn't want to offend Zhang Xi because of such a trivial matter, so he answered casually.
I don’t know whether to say that the Jiangdong navy is brave or that they are unlucky.
Zhang Shuo went out for training this time and brought a total of one Mengchong and twelve small boats, which gave him a clear view of the wide river.
However, the navy patrolling the river discovered that Zhang Shuo's fleet, including Meng Chong and his small boats, had a total of sixteen ships and three extra boats.
If there is one more boat, maybe the navy patrolling the river will not ask.
Zhang Shuo is not the only one who takes advantage of the convenience of the navy to do business these days. Xiaobing is not a troublemaker.
But the problem is that there are three more.
This is a warship, not a fishing boat, and it's not the kind of small sampan filmed in TV series that can only hold a dozen people.
Even if it is a small military boat, three of them can carry two to three hundred people. With three more boats, it is obviously impossible for Zhang Shuo to use them for business.
After inspecting the navy and discovering the problem, they immediately reported it to Zhang Shuo, who immediately increased his vigilance.
Because Zhang Xi came to E County and was the first to use chicken feathers as command arrows to rectify the navy army, Zhang Shuo and his boss Chen discussed it and decided to put the business on hold until Zhang Xi left.
So this time Zhang Shuo went out to train troops, he really didn't do any personal work. He only had as many ships as he said.
Suddenly three more ships arrived, which seemed abnormal no matter how you looked at it.
Zhang Shuo has not yet become an old fool. It may not be accurate to say how many people he brought out, but it is impossible for him not to know how many ships he brought out.
After hearing the report from the patrolling navy, they immediately reacted - the navy changed its formation.
As long as they don't follow the formation change, it must be an extra ship. As for whether it is the enemy or someone else, it will be clear at a glance.
Soon, the three warships following at the rear were revealed. Zhang Shuo was still proud of his wisdom, but he found that the three ships rushed towards his Meng Chong without saying a word.
Because Zhang Shuo just ordered a change of formation, the surrounding boats moved their positions, losing their protection for Zhang Shuo's Mengchong warship, and it was difficult to turn around for a while.
Therefore, the three small boats approached the Mengchong ship very quickly, and threw out hooks to catch the side of the ship.
Obviously, this is to land in Mengchong and kill Zhang Shuo.
At this time, Zhang Shuo still didn't panic.
These three small boats can't hold many people in total, and the three boats are surrounded by his soldiers. As long as the soldiers of the other boats turn around, the soldiers on these three boats will be waiting to die.
As for his personal safety, Zhang Shuo was not worried. He was on the big ship Mengchong, surrounded by soldiers and soldiers. Even if the small ship hooked the edge of the ship with a hook, how many soldiers could climb up? !
The advantage of both sides lies on Zhang Shuo's side. Zhang Shuo is really not in a hurry, and even feels that he may not be able to get some credit this time.
But what Zhang Shuo didn't expect was that the first person to climb aboard the Mengchong battleship was named Ling Tong, and he even got on the ship to shoot arrows without showing any martial ethics.
Then Zhang Shuo sent it, but was shot in the face by Ling Yiyi's arrow and fell to the ground dead on the spot.
But Ling Tong didn't get any benefits, because he exposed his whereabouts in advance, which alerted the Jiangxia naval forces on the river. Soon Chen, who was in the Jiangxia water stronghold, had already led his troops to rescue him.
In the end, Ling Tong had to make a decisive decision and retreated with the remaining soldiers in the three boats. Finally, he retreated with the support of Jiangdong Navy.
It’s just this time, thirteen ships versus three ships, one of which was the Mengchong ship. This way, they didn’t even capture the enemy, but they also defeated Chen Jiu, the deputy commander of his navy. Not to mention, Zhang Xi was also quite good. Big fire.
And Zhang Xi is really anxious now.
Although Zhu County and E County now face each other across the river and seem to be able to help each other, there are really not many real soldiers in the county, so Zhang Xi has been sent out to take over the defense of the walled city along the river.
The reinforcements from Xiling haven't arrived yet, but Jiangdong's navy has arrived. If Jiangdong defeats Jiangxia's navy, Zhang Xi will really have no troops to defend the city.
Now all hopes were pinned on Chen Jiu's navy, but by accident, Chen Jiu's deputy general Zhang Shuo was gone.
Zhang Xi really didn't understand what was going on in the navy, and precisely because he didn't understand, he really didn't know what was going on.
In addition to instructing Chen Jiu not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, Zhang Xi also gave Chen Jiu the right to act expediently. Zhang Xi was well aware of the disadvantages of laymen guiding experts, so he did not want to cause trouble for Chen Jiu's command of the navy.
After arranging the naval affairs, Zhang Xi quickly wrote two letters and sent his own guards to Xiling again.
This time, not only did he report the battle situation to Liu Qi, Zhang Xi also wrote a private letter to Chen Dao, asking him to find a way to send reinforcements as soon as possible to survive this time first.
Zhang Xi didn't know much about the situation in Xiling, but he knew very well that in a few days, the Jiangdong navy would launch a large-scale attack.
In water warfare, there are not many strategies that can be used. Once the sneak attack is seen through, the only thing that can be done is to attack from the front.
Others don't know it, but Zhang Xi still knows that his opponent this time is Koto Shuro.
Although Luo Guanzhong was very blackmailed, even if Luo Guanzhong came in person today, he had to admit that in terms of commanding the navy, Jiangdong Zhoulang was definitely one of the top three famous generals in the world.
Anyway, Zhang Xi didn't think he could defeat Zhou Yu in the navy, nor did he think the navy commander named Chen Ji could do it.
But Zhang Xi was shocked.
Three days later, Zhou Yu personally led a large naval force up the river, preparing to attack E County.
As for Chen Jiu, he dispatched two Mengchong warships and nearly a hundred small boats, relying on the E County Navy Water Village to face the Jiangdong Navy head-on.
What Zhang Xi thought was a one-sided situation did not appear at all. The navy warships commanded by Chen Ju and Zhou Yu were fighting back and forth on the river, and it was quite a stalemate.
Chen Ju used the two Meng Chong warships as the main body, echoing from left to right, and the group of small boats around Meng Chong, forming a defensive formation like a hedgehog. No matter which direction the Jiangdong Navy attacked from, Chen Ju could respond in time React and repel Jiangdong's warships.
Zhang Xi wondered at the time if it was possible that Chen Jiu was a genius whose navy command was no weaker than Zhou Yu's, but he was buried because he died young? !
As for Zhou Yu, he felt a little uncomfortable.
What was uncomfortable was not only the hedgehog formation formed by Chen Ju's two Mengchong ships, but what was even more uncomfortable was the rain of arrows shot from the defensive walls along both sides of the river, and the stones thrown by the crossbows.
Often when Zhou Yu had just launched an attack, the fleet had to experience a rain of arrows and stones. After breaking out of the rain of arrows and stones, the losses of both ships and soldiers were already considerable. There is nothing the Hedgehog Formation can do.
Zhou Yu really has a headache. He has experienced this kind of defensive system for the third time, and it makes people uncomfortable every time.
Although the enemy was always defeated in the end, the results were always unsatisfactory. Even if they were defeated, they were unable to pursue and expand the results. In the end, they had to grab some money and food and retreat.
This time, Zhou Yu originally heard that Huang Zu had been transferred away from Jiangxia and that the new Jiangxia governor was a young man. He thought that this time his advance would be smoother than the previous ones, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
While Zhang Xi was on the top floor of E County City, he slowly realized that it was not Chen Jiu who was very capable, but that the defensive measures left by Huang Zu were really useful.
But unfortunately, the defense system originally designed by Huang Zu had a total of three layers, and now only one layer is functioning.
The Jiangxia navy that was supposed to take the initiative to attack now can only rely on the water stronghold to act as a hedgehog.
The soldiers in the city who were supposed to defend the city were sent out by Zhang Xi to prepare the city's defense line along the river.
It was on this level that Zhang Xi, who hurriedly and slowly caught up with the battle, finally caught up with the battle and cooperated with the Jiangxia navy to temporarily block the Jiangdong navy's attack.
But Zhang Xi is now a little worried. If the arrows and stones in the city walls are used up, without the assistance of the defense line along the river, Chen will be able to command the navy and hold the defense line.
Once Chen Ji failed and Zhou Yu defeated the Jiangxia navy and marched to E County, what should Zhang Xi do to stop Zhou Yu's attack.
In addition to the fifty guards he brought, there were only thirty or forty old and weak soldiers and ten county government officials left in the city.
You can't imitate Zhuge Liang and play an empty city strategy, right? !
(End of chapter)
