The Huai army numbered millions, and the total strength of the Sun clan in the Eastern Wu Dynasty was not that large. They could only rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and use naval forces to defeat the enemy before they could cross the river.
If the Huai army is allowed to cross the Yangtze River, Soochow will lose half of it.
Therefore, the most important thing right now is to gather all troops and horses to the south bank of the Yangtze River and mobilize all forces. The survival of Soochow depends on the outcome of this battle.
"Jun Li is right. No matter how many soldiers and horses Wang Jingxiao has, as long as they cannot cross the river, they will not pose a threat to our army. What our army really has to deal with is the Huai Army's navy!"
Huang Gai said in a deep voice.
In the original world, Soochow could rely on 50,000 naval troops to defeat Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops. Now Soochow's troops are as high as 300,000 to 400,000. It's just another Battle of Chibi. There's nothing to be afraid of.
Sun Jian clenched his fists and immediately cheered up.
He is known as the Tiger of Jiangdong, with a fierce personality, like a fire, a tiger and a leopard. Just now, he was temporarily blinded by the Huai Army's millions of troops. When he heard Huang Gai's words, he immediately woke up and ignited a raging fighting spirit.
"Yes, what can a million-strong army do? If they can't cross the river, they can only watch from the north bank!"
Sun Jian laughed.
"Now the elite of the Huai Army are heading from Sihong to Yangzhou, Nantong and other places. According to the military information returned, Yangzhou should be the place where the Huai Army stores grain and grass, and Nantong is the base camp of the Huai Army going south!"
"Based on this calculation, the direction chosen by the Huai Army to cross the river is in Fushan City, north of Changshu!"
Sun Jian had very good eyesight and directly understood the direction of the main force of the Huai army heading south.
His guess was good. If he crossed the river from Huaidong to the south, one of the best choices would be from Nantong Prefecture to Changshu. This was the direction Zhang Shicheng crossed the river in the original world.
"My lord is wise!"
Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi and others nodded.
"That being the case, the rule of the king and the public restoration... you go immediately to gather your troops and horses, completely defeat the Qi army in the north first, solve your worries, and then return to Suzhou as quickly as possible!"
Sun Jian ordered in a deep voice.
His original intention of stationing troops in Gaoqiao was to collect as many defeated soldiers and prisoners of the Qi army as possible, to appease the nearby cities and people as much as possible, so that Soochow could reduce resistance when it took over the territory of Southern Qi.
But now he couldn't care about that much. He had to fight quickly and quickly defeat the demoralized Qi army, and then join up with his two sons, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, to fight against the powerful enemy.
"The last general takes command!"
Several family generals, Sun Ben and others all responded in unison.
After everyone left, Sun Jian couldn't help but look north.
"The Huai army is still gathering and has not reached Yangzhou or Nantong. There is still a little time..."
In Sun Jian's heart. The main force of the Huai Army was the elite soldiers and horses who took the oath to send troops in Sihong. With such a huge force, the movement of troops was huge. Soochow's spies could see the marching Huai Army soldiers without any effort.
He also used this information to judge the time when the Huai army arrived on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
but.
What he didn't expect was that Wang Jing was no longer among the main force of the Huai army on the march.
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On the river rippling in the breeze.
Wang Jing, Fu Youde, and Gao Xi had already arrived in Yangzhou by boat.
Su Wei, Yang Kan, Yang Dayan and others came to greet him.
"Your Majesty, the warships, troops and horses have been prepared. We are just waiting for your Majesty's order to cross the river and go south!"
Yang Dayan stepped forward to report.
"Okay, let's go to the water village first!"
Wang Jing said.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of Huai army elites were still marching behind, blocking the view of the Jiangnan princes and causing them to misjudge. The soldiers and horses that Fu Youde wanted to command had already arrived in Yangzhou quietly.
However, it is normal for the Jiangnan princes to misjudge.
The army of one million and the army of hundreds of thousands are so vast that even the spies with the best eyesight cannot count them one by one. The basis of their judgment is the size of the camps and the smoke when the army marches.
And these things can be covered up through external forces. This is the case with the plans to increase and reduce stoves in history.
If it's about strategy.
In order to cooperate with the West Route Army in crossing the river, Wang Jing successively used the strategy of increasing the stove, crossing the sea without concealing the truth, and crossing the river in white... to cause the enemy to misjudge and strike the opponent with a thunderous blow when the enemy was unprepared.
A water village near the Yangtze River.
This water village is very large, with more than a dozen warships on the water patrolling back and forth. Inside the water village, there are dozens of huge ships, as well as the huge five-tooth warship...
As well as large-bellied ships specially used to transport troops.
"Your Majesty, according to the pre-arranged plan, the West Route Army has a total of 300,000 troops. Now 100,000 have gathered in Yangzhou, and another 200,000 are marching to Yangzhou from the various guards in Jiangdu Province..."
"These 100,000 men and horses are all selected elites. They can cross the river first!"
Gao Xi said in a deep voice.
With an army of 300,000, it would take a while just to cross the river. If it takes a long time, Soochow spies will easily find clues, and the effect of the raid will be greatly reduced by then.
Therefore, Fu Youde must lead these 100,000 troops southward first! These were the soldiers and horses that attacked Sun Jian's troops.
The remaining 200,000 troops were the support for the subsequent crossing of the river.
"Are you sure?"
Wang Jing nodded slightly, then looked at Fu Youde and Yang Dayan.
The West Route Army mainly relied on these two ninth-level generals. Although Shen Tianzi under them was also a fierce general, he could only be compared with Han Dang and Huang Gai of Soochow and could not be the key to determining the situation of the battle.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, with the help of Xiao Daocheng's Qi army, the enemy is hidden and we are clear, there will definitely be no accidents!"
Fu Youde said in a deep voice.
Yang Da's eyes also showed a solemn look, "In the end of this battle, I will capture and kill Sun Jian for the king!"
"Good! Very energetic!"
Wang Jing suddenly smiled, patted Fu Youde and Yang Dayan hard on the shoulders, and said: "If you can succeed, it will be the first success of our army to cross the Yangtze River south. I am waiting for your good news in Yangzhou!"
"Go! Send troops immediately, don't keep Sun Jian waiting!"
Fu Youde and Yang Dayan saluted, and then strode into the warship in the water village.
Groups of soldiers, with the help of Su Wei, Yang Kan and others, began to board the ship... These soldiers were all elite soldiers who had followed Fu Youde into battle.
Among them, Jiang Xiao, Qian Hu, and Bai Hu were very familiar with Fu Youde.
There is no need for the two sides to get along. As long as Fu Youde holds the command talisman, he will soon be able to command like an arm.
As for Yang Dayan, some of his troops were also transferred into it. But most of the troops are still in the second wave. This time he could only serve as the vanguard, not the general commanding the army.
Woohoo!
The sound of the horn startled the birds on the river in the distance.
Huge warships began to sail out of the water village.
They will go down the river, and under the gaze of Navy Master Liu Song, they will quickly go down the river and reach Jingjiang Island.
In order to guard against the Huai army, Liu Song had already sent naval troops to block the river.
However, they blocked the south bank of the Yangtze River, which was close to their own territory. The Huai army had no intention of crossing the river from Yangzhou. The two sides seemed to be very close, but in fact they did not invade each other.
Hundreds of Huai army warships suddenly appeared, and the news coming down the river would soon shock the princes in the south of the Yangtze River.
Liu Song will be the first to know.
By the time the news reached Soochow, the Huai army's navy had already landed from Jiangyin.
"Do not disappoint me!"
Wang Jing looked at the warship sailing out and thought to himself.
There are two ninth-level generals, Fu Youde and Yang Dayan, and he is the only ninth-level general under Sun Jian's command... The advantage is mine!
"Let's go back to Yangzhou!"
Wang Jing withdrew his gaze and returned to Yangzhou to Guiyan Palace with everyone.
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