A month later, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the Qin Army's navy camp was established.
At this time, Xuandi had no worries, and Xiao Yuan's next action was naturally to cross the river.
In the past eight months, the Qin Army's warships have been built and lined up in battle formations along the river. They are densely packed with Qin Army soldiers in black armor and red tassels.
With the flags flying, Xiao Yuan sailed through the middle of the battle formation in a king boat.
He was located at the bow of the ship, accompanied by Yan Qi and other senior generals.
Seeing the king personally inspecting the troops, all the officers and soldiers of the Qin army were in high spirits. I don't know which general shouted something.
"My king will live for ten thousand years! Qin will live for ten thousand years!"
Immediately afterwards, there was a deafening chorus of shouts:
"My King Ten Thousand Years——"
"The Qin Kingdom has lasted for ten thousand years——"
"Long live!"
"Long live--"
The majestic horn sounds and the war drum beats!
The shouts shook the sky and lasted for a long time.
The scene was spectacular.
Xiao Yuan is wearing a black royal robe, a royal crown on his head, nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, a sword of the King of Qin hanging on his waist, and his right hand is slightly raised.
Following his movement, the scene fell silent for an instant.
"Since the beginning of the world, when have we seen such a majestic navy?" He sighed sincerely and said, "Yan Qi, thank you for your hard work."
When the latter heard this, he quickly raised his fists and said in a loud voice: "Without me, the king, there are no soldiers of the Qin army!"
Xiao Yuan took a deep breath, looked at the endless warships, and couldn't help but said:
"The world is in chaos, the princes are separatist, and the south of the Yangtze River is still undecided. I am not satisfied!"
"When the world is unified, when I become successful and famous, I can have wine and talk with all the ministers!"
"You can also embrace your three or five darling wives and concubines, enjoy glory and wealth, and live a lifetime of wealth."
When all the generals heard this, they couldn't help but feel great joy one after another.
Xiao Yuan looked up at the sky again and said: "Looking at the sky today, there will be a bright moon in the sky at night. Send the order, tonight, I will reward the three armies!"
"promise!"
That night, the moon was indeed bright and bright.
At the open-air feast, Xiao Yuan was on the high platform directly above, holding up his wine bowl and paying homage to the soldiers again.
This military parade and reward to the three armies also announced that the Qin army was about to launch a cross-river battle.
The next day, Xiao Yuan unfolded a scroll of bamboo slips in the Chinese army's tent, picked up his pen and started writing.
After he finished writing it, he immediately handed it to Wang Su and said: "Combine tens of thousands of copies of this battle list, stuff it in a bamboo tube, float it on the river, and float it down the river. I want to scare the whole of Wu before the battle." be terrified."
"As ordered." Wang Su saluted.
There were many civilian officials in the army. After this order was conveyed, all the civilian officials began to get busy. In just two days, the entire river was covered with drifting bamboo tubes.
Before the war started, overwhelming battle tables flowed down the river to all parts of Wudi.
A few days later, in Wudu, the court meeting hall.
Wu Xiang held a war form in his hand and moved the corners of his mouth, as if he was hesitant to speak. After a long while, he said:
"Your Majesty, in recent days, numerous battle watches have drifted towards the Hanchuan River. People along the coast are ready to salvage them at any time. The King of Qin's words are clear and sharp, and he wants to engulf the south of the Yangtze River. There are many panic attacks in our country today..."
"Read it." King Wu said with a gloomy face and his words were concise and to the point.
"This, yes." Wu responded, then unfolded the bamboo slips, swallowed first, and then began to read:
"The King of Wu saw the word as if he had met. The separatist regime in the south of the Yangtze River has caused unrest in the world. The mountains and rivers have been shattered. He has only inherited the way of heaven. He has resigned to fight against the crimes. Now he has a million strong soldiers and eight thousand warships. He points to the south of the command, and the thieves are bound to restrain their hands. Clear the world, and dare to compete with the sun and the moon with one step. I hope you will bow your head to the sky, take off your hat, and bow to the north, so as not to make a mistake..."
There is no need to say more about the content of this war letter, the words are sharp, and at the end, King Wu is asked to surrender as soon as possible.
When Wu Xiang finished reading, the hall was quiet.
The King of Wu became so angry that he slapped the table and said sternly: "The King of Qin is a common man! He insulted me too much!"
In anger, the jade beads on his forehead trembled.
Seeing this, Huangfu Yuqi immediately stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The purpose of King Qin's war statements is nothing more than to frighten our country. In fact, its content is completely exaggerated and there is no need to worry."
King Wu glanced at him.
Huangfu Yuqi continued: "The battle list states that there are millions of heroes and eight thousand warships, which can throw whips to cut off the flow of water. In fact, due to the participation of the Ling Army, some of Qin's troops were restrained in Xuandi, and in the Jiangbei area, the most Only 400,000 troops."
"And this 400,000-strong army looks like a dragon and a tiger looking at it, but in fact, most of them are infantry from the north. They abandon their horses and lie on the boats. This is undoubtedly a matter of giving up their strengths and taking advantage of their weaknesses."
"And our navy of the Wu Army is the best in the world. We can move anywhere on the Yangtze River."
"As for the Qin Army, the northern infantry are not used to water warfare. Even though Yan Qi has trained naval forces, they are still not accustomed to the acclimatization. They are afraid that they will suffer from more serious diseases and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."
"Above the water, with elite troops fighting against the rabble, there is nothing to worry about."
"If I look at it this way, our army will definitely win."
He said several points in a row. After hearing this, King Wu's expression finally softened a little. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Well, what General Huangfu said makes sense. In this case, you will rush to the front line and serve as the deputy general of the left army. Together with General Pei, we will fight together." Retreat the foreign enemies, I hope you will live up to my king's trust and defeat the Qin army!"
"I obey the king's order!" Huangfu Yuqi clasped his fists excitedly. In private, many ministers said that he was boasting. This time, he finally had a chance to prove himself!
After saying this, King Wu stood above him, looked around for another week, and said in a loud voice:
"Young ministers should be like General Huangfu and have no fear of war! What should the Qin army have to fear! If the King of Qin dares to come, let him return in defeat!"
All the ministers bowed down with their hands in hand.
On the Wu side, suspicions about the war are shrouded.
A few days later, Huangfu Yuqi hurried to the front line. At this time, the Qin army had not yet launched an offensive, but military intelligence probes by clippers from both sides naturally occurred from time to time.
The generals of the Wu army came to the river and looked at the endless river. Huangfu Yuqi first carefully observed the surrounding terrain, and then couldn't help but said: "General Pei, you have been confronting the Qin army from the north to the south. You have not thought about it for so long. Have you ever taken the initiative?"
When Pei Zong heard this, he quickly shook his head and said sternly: "Our army sent clippers and conducted several spies. Based on the Qin Army's navy camp and the layout of the warships, I believe that we should not take the initiative to attack, and it is better to defend."
"Has the old general ever investigated personally?" Huangfu Yuqi asked again.
"Of course." Pei Zong nodded, and as he was a veteran in the army, Wu Jun also focused on the navy, and they were very familiar with the situation along the Yangtze River.
However, Huangfu Yuqi said: "We can completely rely on our understanding of the river area and use the foggy weather to launch a blitz attack. Even if we cannot succeed, the waters here are vast and we can easily retreat."
When Pei Zong heard this, he quickly said: "No, no, no, the Qin army has many famous generals and advisers, but they are all nothing."
"The old general only knows how to defend and never has any intention of attacking. Isn't he too cautious?"
(End of chapter)
