Under night, above the Xiangjiang River.
A large number of vast ships, with no end as far as the eye can see, carrying more than 100,000 troops, began to cross the river, preparing to invade Chuzhou.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Chang Sheng's face was calm. He thought deeply about this surprise attack for a long time, and then he was able to lure the lame man to rush to Dingzhou and lure the Western Sichuan army to move north.
it's time.
Chang Sheng exhaled a breath. He has always been weighed down by the lame man, but people in the world seem to have forgotten that he is not only Beiyu's little strategist, but also the sixth most famous general.
Now, gathered around him were not only Shen Tu Guan, but also Jiang Meng, both of whom were great generals in Beiyu. By staggering the lame man's return time, he should have a big victory this time.
"Follow the wind and set sail, march at full speed——"
Under the orders, many merchant ships, mixed with many warships, all approached Chuzhou.
On the front line of the Chuzhou River Basin, according to Yu Wen's layout, there were naturally patrolling naval forces. Although the number was small, they were all heroes who performed their duties faithfully.
After seeing a large number of enemy ships in front of them, the more than 300 people on patrol from the Xishu Navy were shocked at first, and then immediately calmed down.
One of the generals at the head was a Shunan native who had followed Dou Tong, and he had been accustomed to water warfare for a long time. He did not panic, dispatched several warships, and quickly reported back. Immediately, he took the remaining people to delay the return of the warship.
"The water is three ships away, forming a long wall formation -" Shunan's general Pi spread his beard and hair and roared angrily.
People in southern Shu have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and many people have never thought about it. Many heroes in southern Shu, such as Dou Tong and Dou Zhong, were buried on the Xiangjiang River.
"Pouring oil on fire!" General Pi looked around. None of the hundreds of soldiers who stayed with him retreated. Following his order, he quickly poured oil on the entire warship.
"Light a fire." Pi Jiang pulled out the fire stick.
"ignition!"
"ignition!!"
"Let's go back to Qishili Tomb Mountain together!"
The soldiers on other ships were all shouting angrily and looking forward to death.
Traveling against the wind, you can only rely on human power to paddle.
Even though there were only six or seven warships, they were like thousands of troops, burned into a boat, rushing straight forward towards the huge Beiyu water formation on the opposite side, which was like a behemoth.
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"What is going on, these Shu people..." General Beiyu Pi, who was leading the army, shouted in shock. He could even see that the number of the fire boats that hit them was less than ten. They tried their best to move forward in the sea of fire and river.
Until someone jumped into the river and someone was burned to death.
"Avoid-" Chang Sheng was also shocked. He didn't expect these Shu sailors to be so bold.
"Commander, please raise the sails with the wind, the ship is too fast and it is impossible to avoid it for a while!"
The six or seven Xishu fire boats suddenly collided with the Beiyu army as they were stunned. With a roar, the first fire boat rushed to the side of a huge merchant ship, and not long after, a huge fire broke out.
The two nearby merchant ships were also set on fire. Many Beiyu soldiers were so frightened that they jumped into the river and fled.
"Damn it!" Jiang Meng was frightened and couldn't help but cursed again. Among the three people, he had the most contact with the Shu people. We can also understand how heroic those Shu people were in their determination to die.
A Xishu general was burned to death on the bow of the ship, but he did not jump into the river to survive. The way he pressed the knife and looked into the distance turned into a gray sculpture, which was reflected in Chang Sheng's heart for a long time.
Chang Sheng sighed silently, looking ahead at the dozens of merchant ships that were burned one after another. He was afraid that the morale he had gained from this effort would be greatly reduced.
"Put out the fire first." Chang Sheng said in a cold voice.
The last resort was to clear the fire first and then march quickly. But this will definitely buy Yu Wen in Chuzhou more time to prepare.
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"Urgent report, urgent report from the front line——"
Riding a fast horse, he hurried from the station on the river bank into the city, then ran to the outside of the governor's house and stopped quickly.
Yu Wen, who was reading the military book, stood up in shock and walked out quietly.
"Report to the general that we have discovered the Beiyu army thirty miles outside the Chuzhou River! General Zhao Tian burned the warship into a fire boat and sent people back to report that he has been martyred..."
Yu Wen frowned. He never thought that at this time, there would be a large army of Beiyu people crossing the river to attack Chuzhou. Not only him, but even his own lord and young military strategist probably don't have this consideration.
But soon, the worry on Yu Wen's face disappeared in an instant. He raised his face, his expression full of determination under the sun. In the entire Chuzhou area, due to the transfer of the southern army to the north, there are less than 8,000 troops left.
Moreover, five thousand of them are also distributed in two other places in Chuzhou. In other words, this Leifeng City on the Chuzhou Peninsula actually has only three thousand people.
"Report——"
Before Wen could think about it again, another scout came over with a look of shock on his face.
"Reporting to the general, the scout camp on the sentry tower also visually inspected the enemy's army, which may not be less than a hundred thousand!"
"Go quickly and light up the beacon fire." Yu Wen calmly ordered. Lingzhou is not far away. If they see the smoke, they will rush to help quickly.
He understood more clearly that the more than 100,000 troops from Beiyu were most likely to take advantage of the gap in Xishu to launch a surprise attack, using Chuzhou as an opening to tear open Xishu's river bank defense line.
"If you disobey my military order again, organize the army immediately!" Yu Wen said in a calm voice. At this point, before the reinforcements arrive, what he has to do is to hold back the Beiyu army from marching south.
The most important thing is that although Lei Feng City is strong, it is a flat city. If the four city gates are besieged, they will have huge flaws.
"Abandon the city." Yu Wen did not hesitate and continued to give the order calmly, "Abandon Lei Feng City and retreat to the front line outside the peninsula. Inform the people in the city to quickly leave the city within two hours to avoid disaster."
"In addition, the food and baggage that cannot be taken away will be burned with fire. The Beiyu army made a surprise attack and crossed the Xiangjiang River. The supply route is in jeopardy. If the food is exhausted, it will be the time to counterattack!"
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"You two know why my military advisor is taking you two with me." Chang Sheng's tone was grave as he looked at Shen Tu Guan and Jiang Meng next to him on the bow of the rapidly marching ship.
"If we attack Chuzhou, our 120,000 soldiers and horses will be divided into three groups to guard the dangerous passes. As long as they don't move at all, we can force King Xu Shu and the lame man to return to help. By then, Dingzhou will not be well-defended, and the same will happen. We are in danger. It is already impossible to take care of both Jiangnan, Dingzhou and Xishu."
Chang Sheng exhaled and said, "At that time, even if the lame man is extremely resourceful and King Xu Shu has foresight, it will be impossible to save him."
Beside them, Shen Tu Guan and Jiang Meng were both excited when they heard this. It is unbelievable that this time, the surprise attack was really successful, tearing open the defense line of Xishu in one fell swoop, thus helping Beiyu to quickly swallow up the entire thirty states in the world.
