Chapter 152: Two divisions (Part 1)

The water-drawing basin slowly goes down and passes by many places.

This river is a hundred miles apart, gathering the Longkou River, flowing in Shu. After leaving Shu, it goes straight to Yiling County. From there, it continues to extend to the Yangtze River until it merges into the sea.

In Yiling County, Jishui River has been integrated into the new river and has a new name.

The already wide river channel has expanded several times after it has left Shu. The rushing river water has rolled into light yellow waves.

In a relatively complex terrain in the river area where Shu is easily hidden, more than thirty warships are slowly moving.

There were 7,000 people hiding them on the warship.

The flagship was larger than other ships. At this time, there were some soldiers on the deck, who were cleaning up. They stood by and watched a few people in the distance. The leader was a general, tall, short cheeks and beards, and a navy general's clothing. They were wearing only the thinnest armor and a short belt and knife. The whole person exuded an extremely sharp power. It seemed like a treasure blade that had been hidden for a long time, suddenly shining like a shining out of the sheath!

The flag of the warship has not been raised for the time being. The clothing logo on his body has shown that this is a general belonging to Shu!

This person is the navy general under Wang Hongyi, and the current navy governor, Zhang Fanzhi!

Since he came to Shu to train the navy, this is the first time that Zhang Fanzhi has led a navy to a real expedition, and his heart is naturally filled with excitement.

At this moment, Zhang Fan stood on the deck of the warship, staring straight into the water downstream, with a calm expression and didn't know what he was thinking.

On these thirty warships, the navy soldiers all set out on lightly.

This is quite different from other soldiers fighting on land.

You should know that the navy soldiers need to fight on the ship, and the load capacity of a ship is limited, which determines that the navy soldiers cannot wear too heavy armor.

The soldiers of the navy are mostly focused on short-term soldiers.

Zhang Fanzhi naturally understood these things.

During daily training, we focused on training the close combat skills of the navy soldiers to offset the disadvantage of not protecting the body without thick armor.

They also trained their ability to dodge and leap. All of these naval soldiers who went out with him were agile and agile warriors.

Although there are only seven thousand people in his hand, these seven thousand people have been Zhang Fanzhi devoted all his efforts and could never be stronger.

Although the troops pointed at Jingzhou, Zhang Fanzhi had no psychological barrier. If the old governor was there, he might still be in love, but Zheng Pingyuan, hum, did not hesitate to defeat him.

"Governor!" At some point, a general came behind Zhang Fanzhi.

"Governor, this is the lord's secret letter!" As he said, the general handed Zhang Fanzhi a secret letter.

"Oh?" Zhang Fan responded directly, took the secret letter, quickly opened it, read the content of the secret letter, and his face became a little more serious.

"I finally waited for the order..."

Zhang Fanzhi quickly closed the letter and looked ahead, with a firm feeling in his eyes: "General Xing, order the warships to speed up! Soldiers are more powerful, and it is time for us to speed up our actions!"

"Yes, Governor..." Xing Dahai quickly sent an order, and then he returned to the deck and stood beside Zhang Fanzhi.

His eyebrows frowned slightly, and his voice lowered a little: "Governor, although Yiling is a county, there are nearly 10,000 people, 5,000 troops and 3,000 navy troops, if there is a hard conflict!"

"I naturally understand this. However, if we have the intention to make up our minds and have no intentions, we can have a lot of opportunities in the battle. General Xing doesn't have to worry too much. If we gather an army in one place and attack a county, we can't capture it easily. It would be too useless for you and me, right?"

"Besides, this is the first real battle between you and me under the lord's tent. If you can't win, how can you gain a foothold in the future?"

Xing Dahai nodded when he heard this.

At the beginning, Xing Dahai was still a little thoughtful about Zhang Fanzhi. Originally, Zhang Fanzhi was just a deputy guard general, but later he was belittled to the team leader. Now he has become the governor all at once. This is a good luck!

Although I am not an officer, I have thousands of navy troops under my command, and my strength is very different.

But he has been working together for some time, but now he is very convinced of Zhang Fanzhi.

Since Zhang Fanzhi said this, Xing Dahai had no objection anymore.

And Zhang Fanzhi said it is correct. The navy in Shu may be 10% weaker than the navy in Jingzhou, but compared with the navy in Yiling, the combat power can be more than 10% stronger than the navy in Yiling."

"General Xing, have you prepared enough what I asked you to prepare before?" Zhang Fanzhi suddenly turned around and asked.

"The last general is ready!" Xing Dahai said back.

"Although these objects are somewhat drafty, they are very effective in attacking enemy ships or even attacking city walls. It is a pity not to use them. If you can do this battle, you won't use them. It will be bad if you lose your trump card."

Thinking of the power of the small oil-feeding machine, Xing Dahai nodded repeatedly. This weapon is actually a simplified version of the stone-feeding machine. It is just that it is not a stone, but an oil tank, and it has a firing line. Once it hits the enemy ship, it will explode with a "boom".

However, in ancient times, oil materials were insufficient, and oil bombs were very expensive. The savings in Shu were only 500 oil bombs in a year, and this was only a strange plan, because once the enemy knew about it and fired a rocket in advance, his ship would become a flame hell, so it was impossible to tell.

"It is said that we can raise troops for a thousand days, use troops for a while, and train the navy for so long. We have finally encountered this battle. We can only win and never fail. If we win, Zhang will definitely remember you and all the navy soldiers in front of our lord!" Zhang Fan straightly patted Xing Dahai's shoulder and said with encouragement.

"Thank you, Governor!" Xing Dahai also showed a hint of joy in his eyes when he heard this.

As a thief, Xing Dahai has always hoped to cleanse up the humble humbleness of his background, grant his wife and children, and allow his ancestors to have knowledge and glory underground.

After coming to Shu, he was extremely cautious and serious in training and various matters. Wang Hongyi invested a lot in the navy and gave him almost whatever he wanted, which made Xing Dahai quite grateful.

You should know that Wang Hongyi does not hinder the development of the navy, and there are too few coaches who do not interfere randomly.

"Okay, go down and prepare as soon as possible. I guess it will be two days since I arrived in Yiling..." Zhang Fan said straight, looking at the gaze ahead, extremely deep.

Yiling County, county town.

Yiling is located on the bank of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, at the boundary between the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and belongs to the transition zone from the mountainous area to the Jianghan Plain.

The earth chokes the throat of Yu and Hubei, controls Bakui from the top, and leads Jing and Xiang from the bottom. "The water reaches here and the mountain comes here and the mountain comes here and the tomb", so it is called "Yiling", which is known as the "Gateway of the Three Gorges".

Yiling belonged to Jingzhou in ancient times. On earth, it was an important place in Xisai in the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the 21st year of King Qingxiang of Chu, Bai Qi, the Qin general, "attacked Chu, captured Ying, and burned Yiling", and the name of Yiling was first seen in history.

The Battle of Yiling, which broke out during the Three Kingdoms, was a decisive battle between Wu and Shu during the Three Kingdoms to compete for the five counties in the southern part of Jingzhou during the Three Kingdoms period, which shows the importance of this geographical location.

The same is true in this world. After capturing Yiling, Jingzhou opened its doors to Shu.

The news of the attack of the Shu navy reached Shi Yan on the second day after the navy left the army.

The diversion of Jishui in Shu all the way to the basin near Yiling County. The water flow in Jishui River Basin became more and more turbulent.

However, because Jishui River runs around Yiling County, the battle will basically be held at the gate of Yiling County.

Because of winter, the river water is cold and a faint mist spreads on the river surface.

County Magistrate Shi Yan climbed up to the city tower and looked at the river far away, feeling panic.

"How many people have come to the Shu navy?" he asked the officials around him.

An official in charge of intelligence stepped out of the queue: "Lord, the Shu Navy has brought more than 30 large ships, and there should be more than 5,000 navy."

"I only have thousands of people, but I want to take over this county?" Shi Yan's original heart relaxed slightly.

Although he was quite afraid of the combat power of the Shu army, if thousands of navy troops attacked the city, the county city might not be captured.

"Lord, but Yiling has less than three thousand navy troops. If he meets the enemy, he may not be able to..."

Shi Yanleng scolded: "What do you know? So what about the three thousand navy masters? There are water troops in Shu, so what can we do? Which of the navy masters in this county is not proficient in water and brave and good at fighting? The army from Shu may not be able to defend this county, but Wang Hongyi sent a navy master! Since ancient times, there have been no navy masters in Shu, and even if there are water troops, it is just ordinary. What are you afraid of them doing?"

"Lord, Wang Hongyi has always been cunning and resourceful, and he cannot be underestimated!" someone next to him persuaded him.

County magistrate Shi Yan nodded: "This county has known this matter. I have ordered me to mobilize infantry troops to defend the city. Three thousand navy troops are waiting for the arrival of Shu army! At that time, our county will fight the Shu army with a fallen flowing water!"

"Also, the situation is really not good, so it's better to surrender. I'm just a county magistrate, who can't surrender?" Thinking of this, Shi Yan walked down the city tower.

In fact, most officials think so.

One day later, more than thirty large ships appeared in the river area twenty miles outside the county town.

There are more than thirty large ships, each of which can carry two hundred soldiers and seven thousand troops. Zhang Fanzhi's seven thousand troops can be considered strict training.

"You will see Yiling County City in another twenty miles." On the top floor of the flagship, Zhang Fanzhi and Xing Dahai stood there, looking into the distance.

It’s a pity that there is a thin mist floating on the river surface. It is originally far away, so it becomes more and more difficult to see the scene.

This was the first official battle of the navy. The two people on the top floor had serious expressions on their faces.

"The Yiling Navy has 3,000 people, and the number is lower than that of us. Our army must not underestimate our opponents." Zhang Fanzhi said seriously: "Your troops will be the pioneer and promote morale."

"No!" Xing Dahai replied sternly.

Zhang Fanzhi nodded and said no more. Zhang Fanzhi was still very satisfied with his deputy Xing Dahai. Although this person was born as a thief, he might be good at it. He can discuss it with him in tactics, and cooperated with him even more tacitly when training the navy.

"Governor, the fog has dissipated." As the sun gradually rose, the fog on the river gradually dissipated.
Chapter completed!