The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 184

[Chapter 15 Building Boat Night Snow]

At the beginning, Cantun Jingqi was riding in the middle of Shu, secret and unknown, Yong army Cui and Dong Bu joined forces to attack Shouchun, Shiguan did not retreat, Canmi ordered Jingqi to sneak to Huaixi, on the 21st, Yong army attacked and was exhausted. At noon, the elite cavalry of Southern Chu stood out and smashed the Yong army under the city.

After the Yong army cut off Dongshan’s army, Cui Jue’s army broke through the encirclement, but lost forty-five tenths.

Dong Shan, a native of Tianshui, Longxi, had few parents, was brave and ruthless, and was hated by relatives. In 2008, he was ordered to enter Huaixi, take Zhongli, attack Shouchun, and Shouchun was defeated.

At that time, the Chu army wanted to recruit surrender, so he challenged it for his words. Lu Yun and Shi Yujin fought to the death. Lu and Shizhen cut Dongshan, and the Yong army surrendered.

– “Zizhi Tongjian Yongji III”

On the night of November 21st, in Guazhou, Jingkou, with heavy fog hanging over the river, Lu Can stood on the building boat, looking at the surging river. Behind him, the navy of Jiujiang Camp was ready to take this opportunity to cross the river. After the sneak attack, he faced off against Yong Jun for more than 20 days. Although Lu Can was calm on the surface, he was uneasy in his heart.

He is not worried about Pei Yun on the other side. Although the Yong army on the other side has nearly 100,000 troops, the navy has only more than 20,000 people and less than 1,000 boats. With such a force, it is impossible to cross the river to capture Jingkou. Of course, even if he intends to retake Yangzhou, it is very difficult to succeed with 50,000 navy troops. At the Guazhou ferry, neither army has the necessary chance of winning, which is why neither army has taken the initiative to challenge these days.

It’s just that Pei Yun can be at peace, but he is concerned about several battles, whether Huaixi can win according to his plan, whether Xiangfan can be as stable as Mount Tai, and whether Jiamengguan can be safe and sound.

Among them, the most important is the battle of Huaixi. If Huaixi is defeated, Huainan will not belong to Southern Chu from now on, and the Yong army can calmly cut off the connection between Xiangfan and Jiangling.

In this way, Jingxiang is isolated, and in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Yong’s army can attack the Yangtze River again. Apart from the Yangtze River, there is no room for buffering. At that time, even if Sun Wu is reborn, it will be impossible to restore the overall situation.

After getting the movements of Yong’s army and the deployment of troops in various directions, Lu Can could see that Yong’s army also knew the importance of Huaixi. Both Shuzhong and Xiangyang were attacked by generals. They are separated, otherwise both places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the generals of Nanchu who are responsible for the defense are not ordinary. If Yong Jun really wants to attack one place, at least the strength must be more than doubled.

The situation in Huaidong was rotten, and Pei Yun went straight in. Originally, the Yong army could use this place as a breakthrough point, but Emperor Yong must have seen that the Huaidong water network was more beneficial to the offense and defense of the southern Chu army. Therefore, although Pei Yun took Huaidong lightly, he still did not Recklessly, and even deliberately lured himself into the quagmire of Huaidong competition.

Therefore, for Yong Jun, the real purpose is still Huaixi. Although there is a lot of fanfare and the offensive of the three-way army is used to cover up the true purpose of Yong Jun, but what the soldiers know can only be Shouchun.

However, although Lu Can saw this, he was helpless. If Yu Mian and Rong Yuan were a little slack, it would be very possible for Yong Jun to take advantage of the situation to attack, and if Jingkou was not guarded, Pei Yun would definitely cross the river to take Jianye. , once the 100,000 Yong army crossed the river on foot, with the strength of the Jianye banned army, I was only afraid that the old things would repeat themselves.

Therefore, even with Lu Can’s ability, he can only watch Yong’s army take Huaixi. If Yong’s army sends a general to attack Huaixi, then Lu Can can’t do anything. However, the contempt of the enemy that pervades the Yong Dynasty makes Li Zhi not send a general to supervise Huai. In the west, only Changsun Ji and Pei Yun each sent troops to form a coalition to attack Shouchun. This way, Lu Can had the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

In order to win the victory in Huaixi, Lu Can can be said to have exhausted all his energy. Although the main general of Huaixi, Shi Guan, is not a genius, he is tenacious and calm, and can be trusted. When the general attacked Huaixi, Lu Can deliberately “neglected” the Shouchun battle situation and never sent reinforcements to rescue Huaixi.

Then he did not begrudge his son’s life and let Lu Yun go to Shouchun to assist Shi Guan. This is really a very dangerous thing. It’s a little wrong. Even if Huaixi wins,

Lu Yun’s life will also be buried in Shouchun.

But if you don’t do this, you will not be able to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people in Shouchun, you will not be able to drag the Yong army to the point of exhaustion, and it will be impossible to defeat the Yong army with 9,000 elite cavalry.

Finally, Lu Can mobilized the flying cavalry camp that had been hidden for a long time.

Southern Chu did not pay much attention to cavalry. This was because of the limited terrain, and also because Southern Chu lacked the confidence to go north since its founding. Therefore, in the war with Dayong, Southern Chu had always been in a weak position, so much so that it was a vassal. This situation The change was when Prince Zhao Jue of Germany led the army.

Zhao Jue was deeply distressed by the unfavorable situation of Nan Chu’s military. With his insistence, Nan Chu finally had its own cavalry. With less than 20,000 cavalry, Zhao Jue stopped Dayong’s iron hoof from going south and broke through the middle of Shu. , King Li Xian of Qi attacked Xiangyang twice, and it was this cavalry that cooperated with the defenders in the city to attack in order to achieve the final victory.

However, after the death of Prince De, the monarchs and ministers of Southern Chu, who were severely beaten and humiliated, not only did not seek revenge, but the forces of appeasement rose. The cavalry did not pay much attention, so this cavalry was not expanded, but gradually weakened.

If it weren’t for the efforts of Prince De’s old troops, I’m afraid it would be difficult to maintain the formation of Xiangyang’s cavalry.

After Lu Can inherited the position of general, he decided to develop the cavalry again, but under the obstruction of Shang Weijun and others, the Jiangxia cavalry battalion had just 3,000 people, and could no longer get the support of the court, and even some courtiers attacked and accused Lu Can spent the army’s salaries and raised useless cavalry, and some people even accused Lu Can of deliberately cultivating his direct descendants by training new troops.

Of course, Lu Can still couldn’t fight against Shang Weijun, so he had to give up the plan to build a riding camp.

However, Lu Can did not give up. After he won the victory at Jiameng Pass, he secretly trained a riding camp in the middle of Shu. Yu Mian respected Lu Can very much and obeyed his orders. Covering the sky with one hand, there are many in Shu, so the existence of this cavalry camp is not only ignorant of the secret spy of Dayong, but also unknown to the court of Southern Chu.

There are three main sources for the acquisition of war horses: when the cavalry camp established by Prince De was reduced, the abolished military horses were secretly sent to the middle of Shu by Lu Can to establish a horse farm; the smuggling of war horses from the Northern Han Dynasty by sea was not an ideal route. Dayong is very powerful in the East China Sea, the sea transportation is very difficult, the war horses are difficult to support, and they have to travel thousands of miles to Shuzhong, but many excellent stallions in the Shuzhong horse farm enter through this route, but the Northern Han Dynasty After the demise, this route was basically useless; in addition, Lu Can even sent his cronies to Tibet to buy horses, which was difficult and dangerous.

Under Lu Can’s painstaking management, he finally had the 9,000 cavalry of the Flying Cavalry Battalion today.

The selection of cavalry is a warrior selected by Lu Can from the Southern Chu army through various opportunities. The generals trained are the surrendering generals of Shuzhong, and some are the former troops of Prince De. How did he get to the middle of Shu? It was because of Rong Yuan, the main general of Xiangyang. Rong Yuan was a little outstanding, but he was not broad-minded enough. After he took over as the general of Xiangyang, he squeezed out some generals who had never been compatible. Lu Xin, the governor of Southern Chu’s military affairs, did not want to offend him, so he secretly placed these generals, including many cavalry generals. Later, these people were persuaded by Lu Can to train the cavalry camp.

After ten years of gathering, Lu Can finally mastered an elite cavalry that was unknown to everyone, and this cavalry became the key to Nanchu’s victory.

Before the Battle of Huaixi began, Lu Can had secretly ordered this cavalry to sneak into Jiangling. Although the road to Shu was difficult, the secret spies of the Yong Army had ears and eyes, but from the middle of Shu to Jiangxia, the Lu family had operated for many years, and then used the cavalry of Jiangxia. Taking cover, the cavalry finally arrived at Jiangling quietly.

After the Battle of Huaixi heated up, this cavalry took advantage of the chaos to reach Shouchun again. Taking advantage of the night, the horses were wrapped in thick cloth, the people were titled, and the horses picked the bells.

However, when the Yong army was exhausted, and worried that the Southern Chu army would attack the camp and intercept it, they did not send scouts to investigate the military situation at night.

In this way, the flying cavalry battalion gave Yong Jun a heavy blow and won the victory of Huaixi.

Of course, Lu Can has not yet received the Huaixi military report at this moment, so he naturally does not know that he has succeeded, but he has already made up his mind that no matter what the battle of Huaixi is, he will launch a decisive battle today. If Huaixi wins, it will be the best. If you lose, then you should win a victory in Huaidong as soon as possible and retake Yangzhou to cover Jingkou and Jianye.

As for how to respond to the Huaixi and Huaidong battlefields, he has already entrusted Yang Xiu, who has been in control of the overall situation in the Jiangxia camp this time.

The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and he could barely reach his fingers. Lu Can sighed softly and said, “Attack.”

Following Lu Can’s order, the Nanchu navy attacked the other side, and the battle that decided the final victory in the seventh year of Longsheng’s Dayong Nanzheng kicked off.

Guazhou, in Yong Jun’s dry village, Pei Yun had already fallen asleep. Although the fog blocked the cold river tonight, the passive defense of the southern Chu army on the opposite bank for many days made him a little slack. , but Pei Yun did not expect that the Southern Chu army would attack today.

Therefore, it was not until the Nanchu water army reached the edge of the Yongjun water village that they were discovered by the Yongjun sentry. For a time, the golden drums of the water village and the dry village sounded in unison, and the Yongjun was also well-trained. , the shore was also white, and only the screams of the Southern Chu army were heard, and the roaring flames rose from the camp that was ignited by the rockets of the Nanchu army.

The flames dispelled some of the fog. At this time, Pei Yun, who was already in battle, ordered all Yong troops to light torches. Although the light of the torches became the best target for the Southern Chu troops, they quickly stabilized their positions under the guard of Yong Jun. , Up and down Guazhou, the fire was bright, and the fog on the river bank was dispelled by 60 to 70%, but the river was still foggy, and the Yong army could be said to be passively beaten. Bow and arrow returned fire.

After a hard fight in the middle of the night, at dawn, Yong Jun had already repelled the Nanchu army several times, but the water village was in a mess, and Pei Yun was full of anger.

After dawn, the fog gradually dissipated, and the battleships of the Southern Chu army could already be seen clearly. Pei Yun was even more surprised by this sight. He saw more than 2,000 boats set up in a water formation, passing in and out of the river. Fly, it seems that the fog can’t hinder their progress at all.

It is rare that the Chu army is willing to fight. Pei Yun ordered the Dayong navy to go out to meet the enemy. Of course, because the Dayong navy only had more than a thousand boats and 20,000 people, Pei Yun ordered that his side could not cross the river center, and it was best to go south. The Chu water army led to the riverside, and let the Yong army on the shore help with bows and arrows.

For a while, the boats in the river rammed, and the two armies started a fierce water battle. Over the years, the Yong army’s navy has also fought fiercely in the Jianghuai, and the elite level is also the same as the Nanchu navy, but after all, the Nanchu navy is powerful, and Familiar with the hydrology, the battle situation soon tilted towards the Nanchu side. Seeing this, Pei Yun ordered his navy to temporarily retreat to the water village.

Sure enough, under the threat of Yong’s army on the shore, the Nanchu navy did not continue to attack, but returned to the south bank.

After noon, the Nanchu navy, who had had enough to eat and drink, and recovered their energy after a rest, attacked again, and the battle was cemented.

Standing by the river, Pei Yun looked at Lu Canda who was fluttering in the wind in the middle of the river, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

In the future, the water battle became more and more fierce. The Southern Chu army released many small warships. The bows of those warships were wrapped in fine iron. When a collision, the warships of the Yong Army could be severely damaged. Under the cover of the warships of the Chu army, they were biting at the warships of the Yong army like a pack of wolves. From time to time, the warships of the two armies were seen submerged in the river. Yahui shot through their bodies mercilessly, the river was stained with blood, and the wreckage of the warship flowed east along the river.

Dayong’s navy had already given up the possibility of victory, and only tightly guarded the water village, preventing the Nanchu army from breaking through the village.

The Southern Chu army was a little helpless before the water village. Although the Yong army’s foot and cavalry could not fight in the water, it was still possible to shoot arrows in the dry village.

Seeing that the battle situation can only be stalemate like this, Pei Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He had no intention of defeating the Nanchu Navy. He was not surprised by such a result. As long as the Nanchu Navy could not land in Guazhou, the situation would not happen. what changes.

At the end of Shen Shi, the setting sun was like blood, the clouds were densely covered, and the cold wind gradually became colder.

At this moment, on the ship of Jiangxin Building, Lu Can received a military newspaper, and when he closed the military newspaper, Lu Can’s eyes showed a radiant light, and he said loudly: “Masters, Huaixi has won a great victory, and our army has broken Yong Yong. Army, behead nearly 30,000 people, capture 4,000 of Yong’s army, and behead the enemy general Dong Shan.” When the people on the boat heard it, they all cheered loudly, the sound became louder and louder, and the news spread all over the south as if it had grown wings. Almost all the soldiers of the Chu Shui Army rushed to the Yong Army Shui Village with cheers, one after another.

Their cheers confused the Yong Jun soldiers, but they could only stubbornly resist the attack of the Southern Chu army.

After half an hour, the red clouds became thicker, the setting sun was hard to see, and the sky and the earth were bleak and dim. After a day of hard fighting, the offensive of the Southern Chu army had gradually weakened. Attack, today’s battle should be over.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, cheers came from the Nanchu army again. The Yong army was shocked. Looking around, a sergeant of the Yong army suddenly pointed to the west and shouted: “The enemy has reinforcements.” Looking to the west, I saw that where the sky and water meet, the building boat that covered the river is coming to Guazhou.

The news of the arrival of the reinforcements from Nanchu spread quickly like a cold wind. General Yong Jun looked at the boats and the boats were getting closer and closer. He could almost see the face of the Nanchu sergeant standing on it, but the flag on the boat was blown by the strong wind. I had to hunt and dance, and I couldn’t read the writing on it.

But Pei Yun suddenly understood that apart from Jiangxia camp, where else could Nanchu have such a huge navy.

Fight, or not fight, Pei Yun flashed a determined look in his eyes, and said loudly: “Get ready to fight!”

As the night fell, the Jiangxia camp rushed to Guazhou and started a fierce attack on the Yongjun Shuilu Dazhai. The joining of the new army made the fate of the Yongjun fall into an unknowable darkness. The snow finally fell to the big river, the snowy night and the cold river, the buildings and ships, the blood of the war, and the most gorgeous pictures were drawn.

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When Lu Can stood on the building boat, looking at the retreating Yong Army, he finally showed a gratified smile. He couldn’t help but look at the Huaixi Military Newspaper in his hand. After the document, there was clearly a personal letter from Shi Guan, which wrote with such text.

“The major general took the lead, fought bravely, won the hearts of the Huaixi army and people, and joined forces with Xiu’er to kill Dong Shan. Although he was quite young, he was almost unpredictable, but the general had a son like a dragon and tiger, but it was Nanchu. Lucky, Lucky for the Lu family.”

On November 22, early in the morning, the Huaidong Yong army was finally defeated.

However, the situation in Huaidong has not changed for the better. Luo Louzhen’s tyranny in Huaidong has made Huaidong civilians lack confidence in Southern Chu, so Pei Yun was able to retreat to Chuzhou and Sizhou, although other prefectures and counties were under the control of Nanchu. The army was recaptured, but the Yong army still held the frontier city of the invasion of Huaidong.

Although Southern Chu had won two great victories, the troops suffered heavy losses, so Lu Can had to keep the generals to guard Yangzhou and Guangling, which became a confrontation between the two armies in Huaidong.

In Huaixi, although the Nanchu army took the opportunity to recapture Zhongli, Cui Jue retreated to Suzhou, and Huaixi’s military was insufficient to further threaten Xuzhou.

In the seventh year of Longsheng’s Great Yongnan Expedition, both sides lost more than 100,000 soldiers. It can barely be said that it was a draw. Southern Chu was victorious, the Yong army was defeated, and the fall of Chuzhou and Sizhou, the important towns in Huaidong, were taken by the Yong army. They had the upper hand, but Pei Yun was pinned down in the Huaidong battlefield, and the Huaixi army of Southern Chu could attack Suzhou and Xuzhou controlled by Dayong at any time. Here again, Southern Chu had the upper hand.

The one who benefited the most from this battle was Lu Can, the general of Southern Chu, who regained the military power in Huaidong. The two victories in Huaixi and Guazhou made Lu Can’s reputation so high that the Southern Chu military has only one voice since then. With time, it will not be difficult to stabilize the Jianghuai. At that time, there will be no hope of Dayong’s southern expedition, and the world will soon fall into a deadlock of dividing the north and the south.

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