Chapter 198: General Seven Tigers
I think back then, when we were strong and strong, we could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger. -----------Xin Qiji of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Yong Yu Le Jingkou Bei Gu Pavilion Nostalgia"
It is said that Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng secretly formed an alliance with Yizhou to destroy Lingling but failed. Instead, Chen Long used tricks to rob Liu Cong. The Cai family in Xiangyang, where Liu Biao's second wife Cai belonged, was actually the largest tyrant in Jingzhou that Liu Biao could not afford to offend, so Liu Biao agreed to Chen Long's condition of releasing Liu Cong without hesitation.
Unexpectedly, one wave after another, Yizhou Liu Yan was unwilling to gain nothing, and actually ordered General Yan Yan to lead his troops to sneak attack Wuling. At the same time, the navy began to approach Jiangling, and confronted Cai Mao and Wenpin's troops respectively. The situation took a turn for the worse, and Liu Biao With Zhang Xiu in the north, he resisted Liu Yan in the west, Huang Zhong in the west, and Chen Long in the south. He was suddenly besieged on all sides, so he had to send secret envoys to Chen Long to sue for peace, hoping to impress Chen Long and drive away Yan Yanwu who was entrenched in Wuling. Ten thousand troops.
As the saying goes, catching a toad and peeing it out, Chen Long knew that Liu Biao was having a hard time, and thought to himself that in the official history, your second son surrendered to Cao Cao in a matter of seconds. Now that you are in this situation, you still come to negotiate terms with me? At this moment, the lion opened his mouth and offered to exchange Jiangxia for Liu Cong. As long as Liu Biao agreed, he would help Liu Biao drive away Yan Yan from Yizhou.
Liu Biao's special envoy Pang Ji was dumbfounded when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Chen Long would come up with this condition. Jiangxia is the fortress of the Yangtze River and the thoroughfare of Jiuzhou. So this is where Chen Long's wishful thinking came from? He wanted to start an argument, but Chen Long slapped him on the table, stood up and said, "Liu Jingsheng is unkind and unjust. He actually teamed up with Liu Yan to plot against me. I originally intended to let Liu Biao fend for himself, but for the sake of your clan, Grandfather Pang Degong Jinmian only wants one Jiangxia. If he still doesn’t obey, just let him see Liu Cong’s head! See him off!”
Pang Ji returned to Xiangyang in disgrace and piss. Liu Biao was so worried that he couldn't eat, so he wrote a letter and agreed to Chen Long's request. He just stated that Huang Zu of Jiangxia had been entrenched for many years and had always respected his own troops and would not listen to my orders. If Wen Long wanted Jiangxia, he could do whatever he wanted. Just take it easy. The implication is that Chen Long is allowed to raise his own troops and capture Jiangxia, and I, Liu Biao, have no choice but to ignore it.
When Chen Long received Liu Biao's reply, he smiled secretly in his heart. As long as Liu Cong is still with me, I won't be afraid of you playing tricks. Seal this book and send it directly to Huang Zu to persuade him to surrender. At the same time, Lingling's masterminds and famous generals gathered together. Chen Long took advantage of Liu Biao's fight with the Yizhou army to start reorganizing the Lingling troops in preparation for the battle to capture Jingzhou.
The masterminds Guo Jia, Zhou Buyi, Xi Zhicai, etc. are all in Lingling. His beloved wife Zhang Ning is also resourceful. Together with Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Gan Ning, Samoko, Yang Huai and other military generals, Jiang Wan, Chen Qun and other civil servants, Become the main body of the military meeting.
If you want to form an army, you must first calculate your money and food. Jiang Wan, Chen Qun and other internal affairs and logistics officials were naturally the first to speak. The population of Lingling was growing rapidly, tens of thousands of acres of wasteland were reclaimed, grain production increased year by year, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, taxes were also rising, etc.
Chen Long personally planned to expand the total number of legions to eight legions, namely:
Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong’s first legion, military advisor Ju Maocai;
Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu's second legion, military advisor Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi; (guarding Chang'an)
Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng's third legion, Wei Yan was temporarily the deputy commander, and the military advisor played Yu and Zhicai;
Zhang He and Zhang Junyi’s fourth legion, military advisor Xiang Lang and Xiang Juda;
The Fifth Army Corps of Shajin Samoko - also known as the Wuxi Army Corps, military advisor Pan Jun and Pan Chengming;
Gan Ning Gan Xingba's naval corps, with Zhu Huan, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei as deputy generals, and military advisor Lu Su and Lu Zijing;
Shi Xie Shi Weiyan’s Jiaozhou Corps;
As well as the special division he personally led, Lu Chang was appointed deputy general.
This battle for Jingzhou is dominated by the five major corps: the First, Third, Fifth, Navy, and Special Forces. In addition to guarding the place, other combat units are doing logistics work.
With the establishment of the Eight Legions, Lingling's morale has been greatly boosted, and the soldiers are working hard and training with all their strength. Chen Long also established seven tiger generals, namely:
The number one tiger in the Qinglong Army, the victorious general Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong;
The second tiger of the Qinglong Army was defeated by Anbei General Huang Gai and Huang Gong;
The third tiger of the Qinglong Army, Annan General Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng;
The fourth tiger of the Qinglong Army, General Jinfan Gan Ning Gan Xingba;
The fifth tiger of the Qinglong Army, Wuxi General Shajin Shamoko;
The sixth tiger of the Qinglong Army, General Zhang He and Zhang Junyi of Zhenbei;
The seventh tiger of the Qinglong Army, General Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang of Zhennan.
Since then, the name of the Seven Tiger Generals of the Lingling Army has gradually spread throughout the world, and its reputation has grown day by day. Chen Long tentatively designated the Seven Tigers and made it clear that the Seven Tigers will not be tenured for life. They can rise and fall depending on their military achievements. It is because the revolution has not yet succeeded and comrades still need to work hard.
In the year 189 AD, for a whole winter month, apart from forming a new army, Chen Long spent the rest of the time in the warm new mansion, playing with Taohua, Zhang Ning, Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Tong Feifei, etc., each of whom he deeply loved. Apart from the fact that she has no children, everything about this beautiful woman that I deeply love is happy and perfect, no need to say anything else. But while he was full of happiness, Chen Long often thought of Cai Wenji's elegant face and how her relationship ended, which made him quite depressed.
After more than a month, Liu Biao gradually became unable to support himself, so he sent an envoy again. His words were very humble and his intention to beg was obvious. Frontline intelligence also came from Zhang Ning. There were 50,000 Yan Yan's troops in Wuling. Although they were short of food and grass, they persisted and went out of the city to plunder from time to time, which became a hazard to the local area. However, Yan Yan had a large number of troops, and Liu Biao's attack on the city was unfavorable, resulting in a loss of troops and generals. Chen Long discussed with the mastermind that it was time to attack.
In the spring of 190 AD, the grass was growing in the south of the Yangtze River and the orioles were flying around. The Qinglong Army prepared their troops and horses and provided food and grass first. Their target was Yanyan, where Wuling was entrenched. In terms of infantry, since this might be a brutal siege, the catapults that Chen Long had designed and improved came in handy this time. Pang Shanmin supervised the construction of a total of twenty-eight catapults of considerable scale. If launched collectively , the head of Baobao Wuling City was blasted into a pile of stone debris.
When Chen Long saw the catapult brigade, he was quite surprised at the efficiency of Pang Shanmin. He thought about how powerful these catapults would be if they threw bombs instead of stones. Unifying the world is not just something that comes from a bag. I wonder how the research and development of * is progressing at this historical stage? Maybe you can invest in research and development yourself.
From the catapult, I thought of the military, from the military to the development of science and technology, from the development of science and technology, I thought to the radio. Chen Long's biggest headache is that the transmission of information relies on ships, horses and manpower. He doesn't know if he can invent it? Or maybe after discovering a radio, an idea flashed in his mind, and the inventive geniuses Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying suddenly appeared.
Huang Yueying was a master of invention and manufacturing during the Three Kingdoms period. The daughter of Huang Chengyan, she was a genius in the world, but her appearance was not impressive. In terms of age, Huang Yueying is several years older than Kong Ming. Kong Ming married her because she loved her talent.
Just when Chen Long was wandering around and thinking about rejuvenating the country through science and technology, Zhou Cang behind him coughed lightly and said: "My lord, General Jin Fan is here."
Chen Long was at a loss for a while before he remembered that General Jin Fan was the general title he gave Gan Ning, his fourth tiger. Just in time to catch sight of Gan Ning and Gan Xingba walking into the big tent. It is a sign that people are in high spirits during happy events.
Gan Ning brought better news. The Qiongya naval engineer sent by Shixie had successfully developed Chen Long's big river ship drawings, and the production of the first super battleship had begun.
Chen Long was overjoyed, thinking that Gan Ning had come at the right time. He was thinking about rejuvenating the country through science and technology, and then came a piece of great news. The Qinglong Army is located in the Yangtze River basins with developed water systems. There is no doubt about the importance of the navy. With the warships, if they can capture Jiangxia this time, the Qinglong Army will also establish a strong naval base in Jiangxia to ensure that the naval forces of Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Cao Cao and others cannot pass this section of the Yangtze River, while Luyang and Jianye downstream are The cities in Jiangling upstream and even further upstream in Yizhou will have no sleep at night. With a powerful naval force, half of southern China will be conquered.
In Chen Long's mind, it was indeed the happiest day since time travel, and he began to seriously consider the use of radios and radios. Of course, everything still has to wait until the entire territory of Jingzhou is captured. At that time, the warlords in the north will definitely be in a mess and have no time to look south. However, their strength will ensure that the south is relatively stable, and they will have precious time and time to develop science and technology. space.
In February 190 AD, Chen Long bid farewell to his beloved wives and led the first and fifth legions, special legions, and catapult troops, together with the logistics troops, a total of 80,000 people, and set out from Lingling in a mighty manner, with thirty naval troops. The rest of the empty ships, large and small, went to Changsha to pick up 20,000 Huang Zhong's troops and put them on standby at the mouth of the Yuanjiang River to block and block the Yuanjiang channel to prevent the Yizhou army from escaping from the Yuanjiang River into Dongting Lake.
Chen Long's army had many soldiers and generals, and was divided into three groups. Each group maintained its own hierarchy to facilitate coordinated operations.
The most sophisticated one is still Zhao Yun's First Legion. After many days of marching, they entered the scheduled battlefield in the southern suburbs of Wuling. A duel was imminent. Wenpin's Liu Biao troops were pressed on the plains north of Wuling. After many days of siege, they were severely exhausted and unable to continuously attack the city.
Both sides have sent out scouts to establish supply bases and prepare for attack and defense. Yan Yan is a famous general in Yizhou, so naturally he will not sit still and wait for death. Around Wuling, they have also made full preparations. At the moment of the war, the air in Wuling fell into a chilling state.
