Yang's bold idea was actually to attack Baqiu, the former naval base of Soochow.
Baqiu is the key point connecting Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River waterway. It was originally Zhou Yu's military garrison to defend the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangling. At the same time, it was also the bridgehead for attacking Jiangling upstream of the Yangtze River.
This place had a very important strategic position when the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangling were all under Liu Bei's rule.
However, now that times have changed, the four counties in Jingnan have been completely controlled by Soochow. The most Shu Han can do is extend a small hand in Ligyang County of Wuling County to threaten Ba in Changsha. Qiu, it is indeed impossible.
The threat from the land route is basically gone, so the only threat left is the threat from the water route.
Therefore, Soochow now only stationed a naval force and a water stronghold in Baqiu to guard against the invasion of the Jingzhou Army on the waterway.
However, most of the naval fleet led by Zhu Ran is currently stationed at Lukou. The reason for this is to provide Jiangxia County with a naval barrier. Therefore, there is only one partial division on Baqiu's side. , about 4,000 people, and more than 60 warships were stationed.
The main general who stayed at Baqiu was Liu Lue. In fact, he was also a pretty good navy general.
But it's a pity that this Liulue, in Yang Xi's opinion, is far worse than Zhu Ran's.
On the one hand, Liu Lu was not very old and was a young general who had only become famous in recent years. His experience in water warfare was actually no better than that of Zhong Limu, Wen Dai and others.
On the other hand, Yang Xi came from Soochow, and he was the best at criticizing characters. He actually knew this.
This person is indeed capable of both water and land warfare, but the problem is that his character and temperament are also a problem. He is not stable enough and a little impatient. To a point of temporary brain fever.
For this reason, Yang Di specially formulated a set of tactics for Liu Lue.
First, Yang Xi sent Zhong Limu, leading thirty warships and one Mengchong warship to Baqiu Water Village.
Don't do anything else, just shoot your bow and arrow at Baqiu Water Village and return immediately.
The purpose is to lure Liu Lue to lead the navy out of the stronghold to fight, and then attract them in the direction of the police. Here, Yang Fu will lead three Mengchong warships, more than 80 Ke Ke, and a total of more than 10,000 navy troops to set up an ambush to intercept Liu Lue. The Baqiu Navy under his command.
Of course, this plan is a bit rough, and Yang Di is not sure whether Liu Lu will be fooled.
In fact, Zhu Ran was able to put Liu Luo under Baqiu's guard, which was obviously not because Zhu Ran was blind. He really had good abilities.
Zhong Limu brought 3,000 people over to test the defense of the water village. After shooting a bunch of arrows and then leaving, there was something wrong no matter how he looked at it.
These days, anyone with some experience in water warfare knows how strong the defensive performance of a water stronghold is. How could it be possible to use such a small number of troops to besiege a water stronghold with sufficient defensive facilities? !
Liu Lue did not care about Zhong Limu's behavior at all, but ordered the entire army to guard the water stronghold to prevent the Shu thieves from returning.
At the same time, Liu Lue also kept an eye on it and reported the matter to Zhu Ran, who was stationed at Lukou, so that he could also be more vigilant against the Shu thieves and navy.
After receiving the military report from Liu Lue, Zhu Ran thought for a moment and came to a conclusion similar to Liu Lue's - the Shu thieves must be deceitful.
Combined with the current situation, Soochow Wu just withdrew its troops from Jiangling at the beginning of the year. The two countries have not been arguing over this matter yet, and the Shu thieves came at this time. Don't dig a hole for Soochow to jump.
Zhu Ran was not worried about military issues. After all, the Soochow Navy would not be afraid of the Jiangling Navy, which had only been established less than two years ago, if they fought head-on on the river.
What Zhu Ran was really worried about was political issues. The Shu Han took this opportunity to make some small moves, and then sent envoys to Soochow, under the banner of accountability, to make Soochow fall into political passivity.
Well, it can be seen from this that Zhu Ran's political IQ is actually not that good. You have already invaded Huarong County in Soochow. It is an obvious invasion, and Shu Han needs another excuse.
But Zhu Ran didn't think so. He believed that now that the two countries had a truce, they could not give Shu Han an excuse to take the initiative to threaten, and thus make the Supreme Being politically passive.
Therefore, Zhu Ran gave Liulue a military order, asking him to guard the water stronghold and not go into battle unless it was absolutely necessary.
Zhu Ran felt that his orders had been sufficient. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Soochow Navy was still good. As long as the Soochow Army did not take the initiative to fight, it would not create any excuse for the Shu thieves.
But Liulue's side. Liulue's side did stick to the water stronghold at the beginning and refused to fight.
After all, if you use warships to attack the water stronghold and only bring so few troops, it is impossible to break the water stronghold no matter what.
But, you can’t stand the navy troops on the opposite side, they come every day! ! !
There are only 3,000 sailors in total. They will rush to your door and shoot two arrows at your door, and they will yell at you twice to see if you don’t go out. Their tone and attitude become more and more arrogant day by day. Who can bear this kind of thing?
Why is it that when it comes to the battle between two armies in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", apart from the one-on-one battle, the most common thing is to scold each other outside the camp gate. Most people really can't bear this.
In a broad sense, being unable to avoid fighting for a long time will give your soldiers the illusion that their commander is fearless or that they cannot defeat the enemy, seriously reducing morale.
In a broad sense, being unable to avoid fighting for a long time will give your soldiers the illusion that their commander is fearless or that they cannot defeat the enemy, seriously reducing morale.
In a narrow sense, unless the general is really a coward, or is absolutely sure of winning and is just waiting for the opportunity, there are few great men who can withstand such insults.
Whoever is willing to serve as a soldier these days is not a bloody person who can withstand such a provocation.
Because of this, the success rate of this kind of scolding war is actually very high. There are really very few people who can really withstand the scolding war and remain indifferent. They are either really timid or they are famous generals who have other plans in mind.
Obviously, Liu Lie is not timid, and he is not a famous general. Although Zhu Ran said that he should not go to war as a last resort, if the Shu thieves are allowed to scold like this, the morale of the army will be affected.
This can't be regarded as fighting without reason! ! !
For this reason, Liu Lu decided to also lead 3,000 soldiers and more than 40 warships to go out of the stronghold to meet the enemy.
Of course, Liu Liu had not completely lost his mind at this time. His purpose in going to the battle was just to disperse the enemy troops, and he had no intention of actually fighting the enemy troops.
After all, the combat power of the Soochow Navy still has obvious advantages. In a head-on water battle with the same strength, the Soochow Army has a high probability of winning.
But what Liulue didn't expect was that the moment he led his troops into battle, Zhong Limu immediately ordered the entire army to retreat, upstream, towards the police.
At this time, Liu Lue's mind was still clear, and he always felt that there must be something wrong with the enemy's withdrawal so quickly, and his goal had been achieved. The Shu thieves were no longer surrounding the water stronghold, so they should withdraw their troops.
At first I thought that after such a proactive attack, the Shu thieves would not dare to come again. They ran fast last time and I didn't chase them, but they couldn't run fast every time.
Again, it’s a bit mindless.
But Liu Lue miscalculated in the end. Zhongli Mu came again, but this time, Zhongli Mu brought 5,000 soldiers, more than 60 walking horses, and two Mengchong warships.
Taking a quick look at this posture, you retreated last time. Do you think you have insufficient troops and battleships? !
Do you think that with your current 5,000 soldiers and more than 60 warships, you can stably suppress our Baqiu navy? !
Liu Lue felt that not only the Baqiu navy was underestimated by the Shu thieves, but he himself was also underestimated by the enemy.
If we don't give him a hard blow and let these Shu thieves know how powerful the Soochow Navy is, they will come again in the future.
At this time, Liulue simply ignored Zhu Ran's instructions and went out with Baqiu's 4,000 naval troops, more than 60 warships, and three Mengchong warships.
When Zhong Limu saw that all the remaining soldiers were leaving, he immediately turned around and retreated, upstream, towards the direction of the police.
But this time, Liulue did not let Zhong Limu retreat, but followed him closely, chasing after him.
From Baqiu to Gong'an, it will take at least half a day to go upstream. During this period, as long as Liu Lue can catch up with Zhong Limu's fleet, he will be sure to fight a defeat. Liu Lue believes that the Soochow Navy under his command will , fully capable of this.
In fact, Liu Lue almost did it. He led the four thousand Soochow navy and relied on his rich experience in water warfare. After the pursuit, he gradually narrowed the distance from Zhong Limu's navy. , even to the point where there is only a stone's throw away.
This made Liu Lue very excited. He felt that in just one more stick of incense, the two sides would be very close and enter a direct battle. But at this time, Liu Lue realized that something was wrong.
In Liu Lue's line of sight, in addition to Zhongli Mu's five thousand navy troops who were fleeing in front, another dense navy fleet suddenly appeared in the upstream direction.
With a little glance, based on his own experience in water battles, he roughly judged that the navy coming down the river from the upper reaches had no less than 10,000 troops, nearly a hundred warships, and at least three Mengchong warships. .
Good guy, at this point, does Liu Lue still know that he has fallen into a trap? !
Not to mention, the Zhongli Mu navy in front of them has begun to adjust their formation in front of them. From the retreat formation to the offensive formation, it is obvious that this is to entangle their own fleet and allow the main force of the Jingzhou navy from upstream to encircle and annihilate them. Create time.
In this case, Liulue also immediately made its own response and retreated.
We must retreat to Baqiu's water stronghold, rely on the water stronghold's defense facilities to defend on the spot, and delay time. At the same time, we will notify General Zhu Ran's main naval force to come for reinforcements and defeat this Jiangling naval force in one fell swoop.
Liu Lue's response was not slow, but the problem was that his response was actually within Yang Di's expectations.
Yang Di quickly ordered his fleet to set sail and speed up, approaching the battlefield as quickly as possible. At the same time, after seeing Yang Di's main force setting sail, Zhong Limu immediately ordered the entire army to pursue it, trying to hold back the remaining naval forces. force.
However, Liu Lue was also a mature navy general. The Soochow Navy was proficient in water warfare and completely defeated the newly formed Jiangling Navy.
Therefore, even though Zhongli Mu tried his best to intercept Liu Lue's troops, Liu Lue was still able to get out of the fight and quickly return to the direction of Baqiu.
In the final analysis, water warfare experience and water warfare capabilities are not as good as Soochow.
However, Yang Di said it was not a big problem.
(End of chapter)
