Chapter 932 Confrontation Between the Two Armies
In Guiyang County, above the Lei River.
Only a large and mighty fleet was seen marching on the water. The fleet of hundreds of warships is like an extremely sharp sword, chopping the waves on the Li River. It is like a giant beast in the water, and everyone who sees it must retreat.
On each battleship, there is a flag of the Xiliang Navy, and on the flagship in the middle, there is a general flag with the word "Gao" hanging high. It is the Xiliang Navy army led by Gao Chong. .
As the saying goes, the south has a dense network of rivers, and there are rivers and lakes everywhere. Especially before the Tang and Song Dynasties, the south was almost a wilderness and had not experienced large-scale development, so the water system was naturally not damaged.
Gao Chong led the Xiliang Navy through the Xiang River in Changsha County and into the Lei River in Guiyang County. It was very smooth.
"Going all the way south along the Lei River, you can pass through Leiyang County, Bian County, and reach Bin County. By then our army can take Bin County in one go and successfully join forces with General Liu Lang." Gan Ning said with a smile.
Gao Chong nodded: "As long as Liu Lang's progress there goes smoothly, Jiangdong Army's activity area will be suppressed in Lingling County. By then, the enemy will have no way to escape."
To the south of Jingzhou, only Jiaozhou is left. Jiaozhou is the southernmost state among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. It is now ruled by the governor Shi Xie. However, Shi Xie was a man who was far away from the emperor. He sent people to block the connection between Jiaozhou and other places. He wanted to be a local emperor in a remote place. Even if Sun Quan wanted to take over, Shi Xie would not be able to tolerate him.
At this moment, a walking boat rowed towards the naval fleet. When it arrived near the flagship, it shouted to Gao Chong: "Captain Gao! Liu Lang was attacked by Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army, and most of his troops were lost. Now we are unable to attack, so we sent an envoy to report back to the governor."
"What? Liu Lang will be defeated?" Gao Chong frowned when he heard the news. The original plan was for Gao Chong and Liu Pan to lead their armies to advance together and eventually join forces in Guiyang County. However, Liu Pan's army was defeated, leaving Gao Chong to lead the expedition against the Jiangdong Army alone.
"Commander, General Liu Lang was defeated. Although our army is still superior to Jiangdong's army in terms of strength, it cannot defeat Jiangdong's army in terms of momentum." Gan Ning shook his head.
"How about contacting the big households in Bin County and asking them to open the city gate for our army, and then take advantage of the situation to rush in?" Ding Feng interjected.
"No, we defeated Wuling County last time. The enemy will definitely be on guard this time. It will be difficult to use the same trick a second time, let alone the opponent is Zhou Yu?" Gao Chong shook his head.
"Then we will attack by force and fight the enemy head-on. Jiangdong Army's territory is thin and it is short of soldiers and food. Can it afford it?" Gan Ning sneered.
"Okay, let's get to Bin County first. Our army is going to cross the river and sweep away Jingnan in one fell swoop!" Gao Chong said boldly.
As a result, more than 20,000 Xiliang navy troops marched south along the Li River and finally arrived at Bin County. Bin County is somewhat similar to Xiangyang City, the capital of Jingzhou. Both have a stream of water passing through outside the city. Bin County is Tears, while outside Xiangyang City is Han River. However, the scale of Bin County is naturally far smaller than Xiangyang.
"Grand Governor, my lord, the enemy is coming."
"Um."
Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and a group of Jiangdong Army generals stood on top of the city of Bin County, watching from a distance the domineering Xiliang Navy on the Lei River, with different expressions on their faces.
Although Zhou Yu had previously promised to have a strategy to defeat the enemy, Sun Quan couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw the arrival of Xiliang Navy.
He couldn't help but turn slightly to look at Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu's face was expressionless, and he didn't seem to take the more than 20,000 Xiliang water masters seriously.
Taishi Ci, on the other hand, was filled with emotion: Bo'an, I haven't seen him for many years. I never thought that we would have to fight with each other today. It's really a trick of fate.
"The enemy has arrived, how can the governor meet the enemy?" Sun Quan asked urgently.
"There are many soldiers in Xiliang, and they have just broken through Changsha. They are very energetic. They cannot go out of the city to fight in the field."
Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "For the current plan, we can hold on to the city and weaken the enemy's energy. Only when the critical moment comes, we can attack with surprise troops to win."
"Okay, all defense is entrusted to the Grand Governor." Sun Quan said solemnly.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best in the end." Zhou Yu also nodded.
After Sun Quan finished speaking, he walked down to the top of the city, while Zhou Yu stood on top of the city, holding his sword in his hand, as if he was receiving orders in danger. The nearly 10,000 Jiangdong troops in the city were a little frightened when they saw such a large number of enemy troops, but when they saw Zhou Yu looking so calm, they thought that the governor was confident, so they raised their chests and raised their heads.
Zhou Yu's pupils shrank, and he saw the enemy fleet approaching the west bank, and then nearly half of the enemy troops came ashore, while thousands of Xiliang army infantry and cavalry surrounded one person and quickly approached Bin County.
Thousands of cavalrymen raised a general flag with the word "Gao" in it. The person who came was none other than Gao Chong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Xiliang Army and Navy.
Gao Chong rode on his horse and shouted: "Is my sworn brother here? Please come out of the city and see me."
Taishi Ci frowned and immediately asked Zhou Yu for his orders: "Great Governor, my favorite outside the city is an old friend of the last general. Please allow the last general to go out of the city to see him."
Zhou Yu nodded. He also knew that when Taishi Ci went to fight against Sun Ce, only Gao Chong was willing to help. The two were considered close friends, so he agreed.
"Ziyi can go out of the city, I believe in Ziyi."
The army was closing in on the city. If they left the city at this moment, they could surrender to the Xiliang army. However, Zhou Yu had great faith in Taishi Ci and was not worried that Taishi Ci would surrender to the enemy.
This is because Zhou Yu knew that Taishi Ci was a man of his word. When Sun Ce captured Taishi Ci, Taishi Ci said that he could go and recruit Liu Yao's subordinates for Sun Ce. Sun Ce asked how many days, Taishi Ci said sixty days, and Sun Ce let him go. .
The Jiangdong Army generals were naturally shocked after hearing this, and they all tried to persuade Sun Ce, thinking that Taishi Ci would definitely leave and never come back. However, Sun Ce said that Taishi Ci was a man of his word and would definitely come back.
As a result, sixty days later, Taishi Ci came back on time and brought back thousands of soldiers for Sun Ce.
"You are a trustworthy person, and you will never let me down!"
Suddenly, he couldn't help but think of Sun Ce again, and Zhou Yu couldn't help but shake his head.
The east city gate slowly opened, and Taishi Ci rushed out alone. He rode dozens of steps to the opposite side of Gao Chong, stopped, and raised his hands.
"Bo'an, long time no see, how are you doing?" Tai Shici asked loudly.
"Ziyi, I'm very good, but it seems that brother Ziyi's situation is not that good."
Gao Chong sighed: "I wanted to pamper him, but I was entrusted with an important task by the general. He was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the navy and controlled the three armies of the navy. My sworn brother's martial arts and strategy are not inferior to mine, so why not join the general?"