Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

To the southwest of the Jingkou battlefield, more than 600 miles away, the Nandu army of the Southern Tang Army had just arrived in Wankou. Vertex Fiction,

Although the army is still six hundred miles away, as long as they break through this line of defense, it doesn't take too long to go down the river for hundreds of miles. This line of defense occupied by the Zhou army mainly has two strongholds: Wankou in the north of the Yangtze River, where the Wanshui River enters the river, has a water and land stronghold operated by the Zhou army; Chizhou in the south of the Yangtze River has a city and a water village occupied by the Zhou army. Once you pass this section of the road, you can go all the way, first break through Zhou Guo's quarry pontoon bridge, and then threaten his navy.

The reinforcements of the Southern Tang Army were claimed to be 150,000, and they set out from Hukou (Poyang Lake), and they were very powerful. The capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom is in the northeast corner of the territory, and a large amount of land in the west and south is far away from the capital; the southern capital (Nanchang) is a very important defense center, where heavy troops are hoarded; this force is now one of the core forces of the Southern Tang Kingdom.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, forests of swords, guns and flags were erected in the wind and snow. On several parallel avenues, there were countless cars and horses, and the cars and horses were rustling. Several black and dense dragons crawled along the river, with no ends visible. On the river, boats with thousands of buildings are like the black tide swept by the flood.

...In a spacious cabin, a middle-aged civil servant is sitting in front of the case. He is Chen Qiao, the assistant governor of the Guoguang Political Academy of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He has regular facial features and a neatly trimmed beard.

Chen Qiao stroked her beard, raised her head and sighed "ah", the melancholy in her eyes lingered. In front is a carved window propped up from below. Outside the carved window, the turbulent water surface is undulating, and white snowflakes disappear on the water one after another. "Wow, wow..." The sound of water waves continued to come one after another, and there was also the creaking sound of paddles rubbing against wood.

He lowered his head and continued to study the letter in his hand. He shook his head and sighed while watching.

A letter written to him by a friend in Jiangning City, in which he was informed of some major events that happened recently. In particular, the monarch concealed the minister's assassination plan, and in the name of negotiating peace, planted assassins in the courtesans and assassinated them in the Zhou army's central tent!

Chen Qiao was speechless. Although this world relies on force, morality is also very important. This kind of behavior will not only make people dissociated from morality, but even Chen Qiao is very confused: If the old man is desperately defending the country, if it is unjust, then why?

And that Liu Cheng, why did he still use him to hold such important military power? Isn't Huangfu Jixun's lesson enough?

In this battle, it is not only about the strength of soldiers, but also about the wisdom of internal tactics.

Through the open carved window, cold and damp wind poured in, making the paper on the desk flutter and blowing on Chen Qiao's face. He shuddered, and felt that a flame in his heart seemed to be gradually cooling down in the cold wind.

At this moment, a man wearing a cloth robe and combing his hair came out of the open cabin door and said in a deep voice, "My lord, the enemy army has been spotted ahead!"

After hearing this, Chen Qiao hurriedly accepted the letter, got up and walked out quickly.

On the deck, Chen Qiao glanced at a piece of reed in the distance. Turning his head again, he saw Zhu Lingyun standing behind the upper railing, covering his forehead with one hand, staring intently into the distance.

So Chen Qiao also climbed up the stairs and stood beside Zhu Lingyun. Zhu Lingyun was so focused on watching, he didn't care about Chen Qiao at all.

Chen Qiao didn't care about such small details, standing on a high place and looking ahead. This ship building is tall, but it is not at the forefront. Looking along the direction, there is a large area of ​​warships in front of it.

Farther away, the first thing I saw was a large piece of land in Jiangxin, which was a piece of Jiangxin Continent. To the north of Jiangxinzhou is the Jiajiang River (a waterway separated by the Yangtze River). There is an estuary on the north bank of the Jiajiang River, which is the estuary where the Wanshui flows into the Dajiang River, so this place is called "Wankou".

The Wankou area is full of reeds... In the depths of the large reeds, many things like wooden poles stand. Like a mast?

Those "masts" are what Zhu Lingyun and the general are paying attention to. After a long time, Zhu Lingyun withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at Chen Qiao, and didn't say much; this warrior didn't like Chen Qiao...Of course Chen Qiao didn't like this guy, but this guy was in the position of Zhennan Jiedushi before, and his backstage was also very deep. It would be troublesome and involved too much to seize his military power for a while; out of consideration for the overall situation, Chen Qiao didn't intend to quarrel with him.

"Over there is the mast, and the people of Zhou set up an ambush in the reed?" Zhu Lingyun looked timid.

Chen Qiao said: "There are not many Zhou army sailors on the big river. Now they are attacking Jingkou. Where can there be any navy capable of fighting? There is no waterway between Wankou and the hinterland of the Central Plains, so there must be no elite sailors. At most, a group of mobs gathered temporarily and made a few broken ships. In my opinion, those masts are simply suspicious soldiers, scaring us and delaying the eastward advance."

Even the warriors did not refute his remarks, and everyone felt quite reasonable.

But Chen Qiao immediately said again: "If General Zhu is afraid, why not send someone to take a look now?"

As soon as this remark came out, the warriors immediately showed contemptuous ridicule. One of them blurted out: "Wankou is the stronghold of the Zhou people, and they are all around them. How do you send people there temporarily? Chen Gong said it lightly."

Chen Qiao thought, the army is in your hands, why did you go there so early?

He is still a kind-hearted person, and he didn't get angry because of a single taunt... He is self-aware. He is a civil servant and has never had military experience.

A person next to him said, "The Anhui River is full of reeds, so it's hard to see the situation clearly. Let's not go to the Jiajiang River in the north, how about taking the waterway in the south?"

Zhu Lingyun sneered and said: "In case there are really a large number of ambushes in Wankou, let's leave it alone and drive directly to Chizhou, shouldn't we leave the rear for others to fight?"

He leaned on the railing and walked up and down for a long time, but he couldn't see anything. Chen Qiao also only saw a piece of reeds and a mast faintly protruding from the reeds, so there were no flowers at all.

"Send the boat to the front and order the fleet in front to tighten up. I'll take a closer look." Zhu Lingyun ordered.

Chen Qiao didn't say much anymore, he came to supervise the battle, but the general Zhu Lingyun had the final say on the battle, and he didn't want to interfere too much. So the ship speeded up, passed the warship in front, and drove forward. At the same sailing speed, standing upstairs, Chen Qiao felt as if she was riding the wind and waves. The snow wasn't falling heavily, and the wind was from the northeast, so the robes on her body were tightly attached to her body.

A group of boats gradually entered the Jiajiang River. Although the Yangtze River is wide, this place is separated by Jiangxinzhou, and the river gradually narrows.

It was a long time before I approached Wankou, and I could already see the wooden poles moving slowly among the reeds, which really looked like masts. Chen Qiao also wondered, Zhou Jun ambushed a large number of ships on the Wanshui?

At this moment, I suddenly saw large sails rising towards the mast, usually the sails were taller than the hull, as if countless large ships suddenly appeared from the bottom of the water.

Seeing this, Zhu Lingyun's expression changed, and he blurted out, "Sure enough, there is an ambush!"

Chen Qiao had never fought before, but she was more calm and reminded: "General Zhu, don't worry, even if there is an ambush, they will come to us. General Zhu has a thousand warships and an army of more than 100,000. What is there to be afraid of?"

After hearing this, Zhu Lingyun calmed down a little, and hurriedly said, "Beat the drums and prepare for battle!"

"Dong, dong, dong..." The sound of drums rang loudly in all directions, and many crossbowmen here climbed up the stairs and lined up beside the generals. Zhu Lingyun ordered again: "Our ship, turn around and head back."

Chen Qiao frowned. She didn't intend to interfere with military affairs at first, but she always felt that something was wrong, so she couldn't help it, and said, "The biggest commander-in-chief is on this ship. If the general turns around and runs, it will definitely cause turmoil in the troops ahead! Since you found that the enemy is about to run, you shouldn't come..."

"I have my own measure!" Zhu Lingyun was furious, "You are a civil servant, can you shut up on the battlefield?! I am ordering the troops now, and a group of crows are croaking, croaking, croaking, you can, you come!"

Chen Qiao's face turned blue and white, even the emperor wouldn't talk to him like this in court, and he almost didn't spit out a mouthful of blood. Seeing a sail in front of him, he gritted his teeth to hold back the attack.

On this ship, there was a very tall flagpole on which the square Chinese army flag was hung, and several flags were fluttering in the wind on both sides. The hull has turned around slowly and is gradually lying across the river. There was also chaos on the warships near and far, and many people could be seen running.

At this moment, the reeds fell one after another, and the two huge sails in front gradually floated out of it. Soon the "true bodies" of the two ships finally appeared in sight.

Immediately, Chen Qiao's eyes widened!

It wasn't a boat, it was a crude raft at best, with sails hanging from the back. Wankou may not be able to build a decent big ship. Although this raft is simple, it is big enough... Chen Qiao visually estimated that it is at least tens of feet wide and tens of feet long!

For a big city like Jiangning City, the tall city walls are only two or three feet high. And those two rafts were at least ten times as long as the city wall! The huge body suddenly emerged from the reeds, making people feel as if an ancient monster emerged from the bottom of the water.

No one was seen on the raft, there may be someone at the back where the sails are controlled. The entire raft was filled with reeds, thatch, and firewood, and it looked as if two hills were moving.

It must be very difficult for Zhou people to gather and cook so much burning materials. I am afraid they have premeditated a long time ago. What are they up to? At this time, even the blind can see that they want to use fire to burn the Southern Tang Army... After the Battle of Chibi on the Yangtze River, when encountering a water battle, it seems that if you don't want to attack with fire, you have no other tactics.

But with so many burning materials piled up on it, it's really scary. The key is now that the northeast wind is coming, and it's just a good wind for Zhou Jun to come over! The officers and men of the Southern Tang Army on the warship were stunned, and all eyes were on the "monster" over there, with expressions of horror overflowing their faces.