As the imperial edict was issued, the huge Chang'an ship began to move slowly. A rumbling sound came from the bottom of the ship. The entire battleship began to shake, swaying from side to side like a penguin and moving forward. Zhang Xiu grabbed the hand of his left hand. Guardrail, staring firmly at the sea water getting closer and closer under your feet.
Zhuge Liang, Wu Song and the others held their breath, nervously and expectantly looking at the moving battleships beneath their feet.
"boom--!"
As the bow of the ship was launched into the water, there was a roar and splashing waves ten feet high. Everyone on the ship rocked violently, and then there was another loud noise and the entire ship went into the sea.
"The forecastle is normal!"
"The quarter building is normal!"
"The poop is normal!"
After the inspection results were reported one after another, Zhuge Liang and Wu Song breathed a sigh of relief, with excited smiles on their faces. After four years of construction, the Chang'an ship finally came to a perfect conclusion.
Zhang Xiu was equally happy and shouted: "Sail!"
An order was sent from below: "The Emperor has a decree, set sail!"
Soon, the huge sail was raised and hung on the thick mast in the middle, causing the Chang'an ship to begin to move slowly. The waves were beating from the front, but the Chang'an ship remained motionless, as if walking on flat ground.
The shore was full of soldiers and shipbuilding workers. When they saw the Chang'an ship successfully launched into the sea and sailed, they burst into excited shouts, and the loud sounds echoed over the Bohai Sea.
Dajing's three five-year plans: flintlock muskets, artillery, and sea-going ships were all successfully developed. Moreover, during these five years of development, Dajing's economic strength has reached unprecedented strength, national policies are fully implemented, and commerce and trade are close and prosperous. It's time to make a move.
The best choice is Wei.
Although there was a development period of two or three years, the development of Wei State was very limited. With Xun Yu's desperate efforts, it could be regarded as keeping up with the pace of Chu State, but compared with Wu State and Jing State, the gap was very big.
More importantly, in the previous battle between Jing and Wei, most of Wei's top-notch generals died in battle and no longer posed a threat to Jing. The generals of the Chu State, such as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others, are all fierce and superb generals. Even if Zhang Xiu fights in person, he is not 100% sure.
Therefore, you can only choose soft persimmons.
After the successful launch of the Chang'an ship, Zhang Xiu immediately returned to Chang'an to start the layout. Shang Chengge had already formulated a long-awaited combat plan to unite with the Wu Kingdom to attack the Wei Kingdom. They were divided into six armies, with an army of 300,000 to attack the Wei Kingdom in an effort to annihilate the Wei Kingdom in one fell swoop. country and drove the Wu country back to Soochow.
The first team.
Appointed Ma Chao as the commander-in-chief of the eastern route of the northern line, Zhang He as his deputy, and Yan Xiang as the accompanying military advisor. They led 50,000 troops, carrying three artillery pieces, thirty city-defeating heavy crossbows, and fifty flower-bladed armor-piercing crossbows to cross the Yellow River. However, Not allowed to go deep south, spread out troops near Qingzhou and Xuzhou and wait for instructions.
The second team.
Appointed Zhang Ren as the commander-in-chief of the middle route of the northern line, Yan Yan as deputy general, and Pang Tong as the accompanying army counselor. He led 50,000 troops, carried three artillery pieces, and fifty city-defeating heavy crossbows, and entered Yanzhou territory to block the troops going to Xudu for rescue. .
The third team.
Appointed Zhang Liao as the commander-in-chief of the northern west route, Zhang Xian as the deputy general, and Fa Zheng as the accompanying army counselor. They led 50,000 troops, carried three artillery pieces, and fifty city-defeating heavy crossbows, and headed south as quickly as possible to cooperate with the eastern front troops. Attack Xudu.
The fourth team.
Wei Yan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southern route of the eastern front, Li Yan as deputy general, and Li Hui as the accompanying army counselor. He led 50,000 troops and 60 heavy crossbows to defeat the city, and marched eastward along the Huaihe River to prevent the Chu army from going north and the Wu army from behind.
The fifth team.
Pang De was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the middle route of the Eastern Front, Zhang Biao, Gao Shun, and Qin Zhen were appointed as deputy generals, Xu Shu was appointed as the accompanying military advisor, and Li Ru was appointed as a member of the army. Three thousand Jingqian troops accompanied him, leading 50,000 troops, 12 artillery pieces, and 3,000 firearms. The camp, with fifty city-defeating heavy crossbows and seventy flower-bladed armor-piercing crossbows, set out from Duyang City and headed straight for Xudu.
This team has the most luxurious lineup, and even Li Ru, who often doesn't show up, comes out in person.
The sixth team.
Zhuge Liang was appointed as the chief sea and land general, and Gan Ning was the deputy general. He led a navy of 50,000 men, 14 artillery pieces, and 36 city-defeating heavy crossbows, and headed south by sea. When the war in the Central Plains ends, blockade the north bank of the Yangtze River, isolate the Wu army north of the Yangtze River and south of the Yellow River, and annihilate them.
The sixth team is Jingguo's trump card and secret team, and it is not in the battle sequence.
Zhang Xiu planned to use blitzkrieg as the main force for this battle. If he wanted to fight, he would have to quickly tear open Wei's defense line and rush in. Therefore, in order to achieve the purpose of this blitzkrieg, Jingguo's "Tianxia News" reported that in the next three months , Jingguo will hold a large-scale military parade and sincerely invites Chu, Wei and Wu to visit.
Since there was no way of escaping Wei's eyes, the mobilization of troops and horses was simply called a military parade.
After all, Jingguo has held two major military parades in the past few years.
Zhang Xiu wanted to tell Wei Guo the story of the crying wolf, true and false, false and true.
At the same time, Soochow also began its own strategic layout.
After the consensus of the whole country of Wu.
Zhou Yu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southern front, leading 70,000 soldiers and horses, and 30 heavy crossbows to defeat the city, and went north to attack the border of Yuzhou, and at the same time guard against the eastward advance of the Jing army on the western front.
Lu Su was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's Western Front and North Road, leading 30,000 troops to prevent Jing's army from taking advantage of the situation and simultaneously attacking the Yanzhou area.
On the Xuzhou South Road, Sun Ce personally led 50,000 cavalry to attack, and entered the hinterland of Wei as quickly as possible. In Yuzhou, he met Zhou Yu's army heading north, with the goal of blocking Jing's army.
In the eyes of Zhang Xiu and Sun Ce.
This battle was the first confrontation and the first contest between the two of them, and the Wei State was just the stage for the contest between them. Under the attack of Jing and Wu, the Wei State had no chance of survival, even if Cao Cao Rebirth, there is no possibility of recovery.
"Where will Zhang Xiu appear?"
Sun Ce did not know the main mission of Jingguo's five-pronged army, but he knew more or less who the main commander was, but he had no news about Zhang Xiu.
I believe that Zhang Xiu would never stand idly by in such a huge battle.
None of the five soldiers and horses saw Zhang Xiu's shadow.
Even the most important fifth team had no news about Zhang Xiu, which made Sun Ce wary. Who is Zhang Xiu? Such a hero will never miss a war that affects the direction of history. It depends on when and where he appears.
With this doubt, Sun Ce was always uneasy.
Zhang Xiu's influence is too strong. Even if he only leads 5,000 troops, if he suddenly comes out from behind you, it will put great pressure on the hearts of his soldiers. After all, Zhang Xiu's identity is different, and it is absolutely impossible for him to take risks. Wherever he appears, there must be heavy troops following him.
Finally, in order to guard against Zhang Xiu.
Sun Ce ordered Tai Shici to lead 10,000 cavalry in Xiapi, Xuzhou as an emergency force. Whether it was the northern or eastern front, stationed in Xiapi could respond to sudden changes at any time.
