When Zhu Ran led the Lu Shui Army and rushed to Baqiu for reinforcements, what he saw was the messy gate of Baqiu Water Village, and a man who was about to die aggrieved, but could only stay in tears without tears.
After hearing Liu Lu's report that he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, Zhu Ran was also furious and started to fight.
What a bully! ! !
Rally the army, go to battle, and go straight to the Jiangling Army Water Village! ! !
Zhu Ran's anger was half true. After all, what the Jiangling Army did this time was a bit too much. How could there be such blatant training? If this didn't bring out some of the momentum of the Soochow Navy, how could they still fight in the Yangtze River in the future? Got fooled? !
Troops must be dispatched, but the remaining half of Zhu Ran's anger was somewhat pretentious.
In fact, another purpose of Zhu Ran's sending troops was to see if the Jiangling navy would get carried away after being bullied this time, leaving the water village unprepared. He might be able to break through the Jiangling water village in one fell swoop and severely damage Jiangling. The possibility of navy.
After all, this naval force has caused Zhu Ran a lot of trouble over the years, and Zhu Ran has long been waiting for the chance to get rid of it.
In this way, whether it was to boost military morale or for strategic needs, Zhu Ran had to lead the land and water armies to suppress Jiangling.
Then, Zhu Ran once again saw the complete defense of Jiangling Water Village and the familiar turtle formation.
It seems that Jiangling Navy has some capable people! ! !
Not only does he have excellent tactical command capabilities in water warfare, but he can also be neither arrogant nor impetuous. Who is commanding the entire Jiangling Navy? !
Wen Dai? !
He doesn't have this ability.
If he had this ability, he wouldn't have been taken around by Wenpin all the time. He would have been released to take charge of his own business long ago.
Zhong Limu. This is a difficult boy, but unfortunately, he is not experienced enough. He may be able to think of leading his own troops to attack, but it is unlikely that the entire set of water warfare strategies that completely suppressed Liu Lue came from him.
In this way, Jiangling Navy has another very outstanding navy commander, right? !
Zhu Ran suddenly felt very bad, but to a certain extent, he felt that it was not impossible. In addition to being a famous general in the world, Zhang Xi, the Jingzhou Mu of the Shu Han Dynasty, was also known to the world for his ability to appreciate and discover talents.
It is impossible for others to find a suitable navy commander in such a short period of time, but Zhang Xi is not sure.
But no matter what, he had already led his troops to suppress Jiangling, so Zhu Ran didn't even think about leaving like this.
On the one hand, it is necessary to demonstrate the combat power of the Soochow Navy and not let the Jiangling Navy underestimate it.
On the other hand, Zhu Ran also wanted to try it out for himself to see how good the new Jiangling Navy coach was.
Take the initiative to attack! ! !
Faced with the Soochow navy's active attack, Yang Di did not panic at all. According to his understanding of the navy, he dealt with them one by one. He did not take the initiative to attack, but relied on the turtle formation to defend.
For a time, Zhu Ran had no way to actually threaten the Jiangling Navy.
This was not the first time that Zhu Ran was defeated in front of the turtle formation invented by Zhang Xi.
But it doesn't mean that Zhu Ran really has nothing to do about this turtle formation.
The first time he encountered the defensive turtle formation invented by Zhang Xi, Zhu Ran was really caught off guard. He had never seen it before and didn't know what to do.
But when Zhu Ran encountered the Turtle Formation for the second time, Zhu Ran had already thought of risking casualties. He worked hard bit by bit with water, first clearing away the walking sticks on the periphery of the Turtle Formation, and then besieging the Chariot Meng. Here comes the rush tactic.
In fact, this can be done, but it will be a waste of time and the casualties will be relatively large. But again, as long as you persist, you can break this turtle formation.
Unfortunately, Sun Quan did not give Zhu Ran enough time. Seeing that the third-line battle was not progressing smoothly, Zhang Xi led troops to return reinforcements after capturing Luoyang. Sun Quan could only order the withdrawal of troops, and Zhu Ran had no chance to completely defeat this turtle formation.
However, in that battle, Zhu Ran still had the upper hand and destroyed more than fifty ships of the Jiangling navy. It can be said that a large piece of skin has been peeled off the turtle formation.
Therefore, when he encountered the Turtle Formation for the third time, Zhu Ran planned to repeat his old tricks and destroy twenty or thirty Jiangling Army ships to show the combat power of the Soochow Navy. But he failed.
Although this is also related to the fact that Zhu Ran did not invest in a large-scale attack, even if Zhu Ran repeated his old tricks, he could clearly feel that the turtle formation began to change more under the command of the enemy navy commander. It is more reasonable to have more.
The most important thing is that this time, Zhu Ran did not find many opportunities to attack more and less in local areas. This not only shows that the enemy's commander's command is in place, but also means that the cooperation between the Jiangling naval forces is better than in the last battle. , there was even more tacit understanding.
The most direct evidence is that even though the Soochow Navy could destroy some Jiangling Navy warships, Soochow had to pay a similar price to do it.
The two sides fought in the water battle for about an hour. The Soochow Army overturned or defeated more than ten Jiangling Navy ships, but eight or nine of its own ships were either overturned, smashed, or destroyed. Because there were too few troops on board, they had to retreat and rest.
When Zhu Ran saw this posture, he knew that there was no practical significance in continuing the fight.
When Zhu Ran saw this posture, he knew that there was no practical significance in continuing the fight.
Although today's Jiangling Navy is still no match for the Soochow Navy, it has some ability to fight back, and it has obviously made great progress in the layout and command of the Navy's battle formations.
The newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Jiangling navy has real qualities. Even if he is not as good as himself, he will not be too far behind.
If the two countries were at war now, Zhu Ran wouldn't mind and would have a serious fight with the Jiangling naval commander. But now it is rumored that the Shu Kingdom has sent an envoy to Soochow. At this time, It's better not to cause unnecessary problems.
Another thing is that Zhu Ran's dispatch of troops this time was strictly a hasty dispatch and was not prepared for a long-term battle. Moreover, during the Baqiu water battle, the turtle formation of Jiangling Navy also showed its capabilities. A certain ability to attack difficult situations, these are things Zhu Ran is not ready for yet.
Now that I have a certain upper hand and let the Jiangling navy know that the Soochow navy is not easy to mess with, then withdraw the troops.
Let the civil servants wrangling the rest of the matter. It would be better for me to quickly return to Lukou and continue to think about how to suppress this Jiangling navy.
In this way, as Zhu Ran withdrew his troops and returned to Lukou, and at the same time strengthened the defense of the Baqiu navy, the Baqiu naval battle was officially over.
But then, Zhang Xi received an envoy from Soochow across the river.
Soochow sent envoys here this time. One purpose was to go to Jiangxia to welcome Deng Zhi, the Han envoy from Chengdu, and the other purpose was to question Zhang Xi.
Why did you invade our Baqiu territory for no reason! ! !
When Zhang Xi heard this, he wanted to laugh.
I haven't asked you why you attacked Jiangling and Xiangyang again and again, but you came to ask me why you attacked Baqiu? !
That is to say, the envoy sent by Soochow this time is Zhang Xi's descendant. It's not easy for Zhang Xi to get angry directly, otherwise he would have greeted him directly.
Well, there is no way. The envoy who came this time was Zhou Yu's second son, Zhou Yin.
Actually, Zhou Yin is not young anymore, he is almost thirty years old, and he is only eleven or twelve years younger than Zhang Xi.
But the problem is that Zhang Xi is friends with Zhou Yu as equals. Zhou Yu's son, no matter how old he is, is Zhang Xi's junior.
Zhou Yin actually knew about this, but he had no choice but to do business.
First, he performed his official duties. The upright representative Soochow accused Shu Han of violating the boundaries, argued with Zhang Xi, and argued back and forth.
But when he arrived at the backyard of the Zhou Mu Mansion, Zhou Yin immediately changed his identity. He first paid a visit to his aunt Sun Shangxiang, and then went to pay homage to his uncle Zhang Xi, looking very well-educated.
Public is public, private is private, Zhou Yin knows the difference very clearly.
So, Zhang Xi looked at such a "sensible", well-educated, and measured Zhou Yin. He really didn't understand what the hell happened to him in history that forced Sun Quan to kill him. Even Zhuge Jin couldn't even plead for mercy. It didn't work. In the end, Quan Cong and Zhu Ju, two of Sun Quan's sons-in-law, had to plead for mercy before he had to be spared. What's even more strange is that Zhou Yin himself died of illness before Sun Quan's message of forgiveness was sent out.
What’s going on here? Anyone with a bit of a conspiracy theory mind can figure out who knows how many episodes of the series.
But at least, in this time and space, with Zhou Yu's current status and his influence in the military, no matter how Zhou Yin offended Sun Quan, Sun Quan would not dare to attack Zhou Yin easily.
After all, Zhou Yu has not lived in vain until now.
However, with the arrival of Zhou Yin, Zhang Xi seemed to understand something.
Soochow didn't seem to care much about Deng Zhi's mission again.
Otherwise, even if he came to hold people accountable and greet Deng Zhi by the way, it shouldn't be Zhou Yin who came.
Yes, Zhou Yin is the son of Zhou Yu, and he is also married to the daughter of the Sun family of Soochow. He is considered a clan relative. But he is not his famous general father, he is not a famous figure in Soochow, and he is not in a high position. He was sent to welcome Deng Zhi. ? !
Even for Zhou Yu's sake, Zhang Xi had to say that Zhou Yin was not qualified.
And sent people who were not qualified at all to welcome Deng Zhi, the envoy sent by the Emperor of Han Dynasty. It can be seen that Soochow did not welcome the visit of the Han envoy.
So the outcome of Deng Zhi's mission to Soochow could be said to have been determined from the beginning.
(End of chapter)
