Sunset time.

Above the Pengze River.

The boat is criss-crossed, war drums are blaring, and the flag of Da Qin is flying at the bow. At the stern of the boat, there is a small flag with the surname of the general.

One ship is used as a unit, and three ships are used as a team. There is one main ship and two auxiliary ships. Generally speaking, the size, tonnage, and number of soldiers of the main ship must exceed that of the auxiliary ships. Ji Bu's ship is one.

A three-tiered ship, this large ship is made of huge wood from the deep mountains of the Funiu Mountains. It is very strong. As long as the angle is right, the sharp angle of the bow can tear open the belly of the opponent's ship in an instant.

Li Yuan stood on the deck with both feet, his face a little pale, and his feet swayed slightly. Although the amplitude was not large, it made people feel dizzy and about to vomit.

"King Wu, why don't you go back to the cabin and rest for a while? The river is very windy and the waves are rough, and the ship will be rocking even harder later." Ji Bu said with some worry.

"It's okay. If we can't withstand even this little storm, our southern part of Da Qin will only end at Dajiang." Li Yuan shook his head and refused while holding back his discomfort.

As the boat sailed in the river, as the wind and waves collided, the shaking became more and more severe. However, Li Yuan and others had already passed the initial discomfort period. Although everyone's faces were still pale, they could at least bear it in a short period of time.

The ship rocked back and forth.

The river breeze is blowing.

Coming at you.

The large river is full of mist, and the water and sky are the same color. In the spring of March, a few flying swallows fly across the water, bringing up one or two water drops. It looks like "the autumn water and the sky are the same color, and the lone wild goose and the setting clouds"

The beautiful scenery of "flying together". This endless, vast sea of ​​water and sky of the same color makes people feel nostalgic, but also feels relaxed and happy.

The place Ji Bu chose to practice water warfare was the intersection of Pengze and Dajiang, and also the entrance of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River in later generations. In the Qin Dynasty, Pengze and Dajiang were completely connected water systems. Within a hundred miles of this place, all

It is a water area. Once a ship is in danger, there is no way to save it.

Above the water, the Jiujiang navy was divided into two branches, one from south to north, and the other from north to south. The officers and soldiers on the two fleets were shouting and constantly boosting their own morale, and arrows without arrows were flying down in mid-air.

When the battle ensued, both sides' eyes were even more red-eyed. They wanted to devour each other.

"King Wu, how are these Jiujiang disciples of the last general?" Ji Bu was also very proud as he saw that all the athletes had made him proud. Li Yuan did not give Feng Xuan an explanation in Nanjun, but directly transferred to Jiujiang County. This made him

Ji Bu was very excited. If he made the right decision, the general who fought across the river would not be able to escape this time.

Before Li Yuan could respond, he heard a faint shout coming from the river downstream in the distance: "Brother Ji, why didn't you call me Lao Peng during this army exercise? You and I are on the same river, so it's just right."

Have some fun?"

Ji Bu's face turned red when he heard this loud shout. He hesitated and said, "King Wu, this must be General Peng Yue from Donghai County."

Li Yuan smiled faintly and said nonchalantly: "Peng Yue is here, let's wait a little longer - let's see how the training of his navy is going?"

During this southern tour, he mainly inspected Feng Xuan, Ji Bu, and Peng Yue. Now Peng Yue took the initiative to join them. It also saved him the trouble of going to Donghai County.

Peng Yue's fleet sailed up the river from the lower reaches.

Just now, they had only listened from a distance to the scouts who reported that Ji Bu's navy was practicing on the river, and then they suddenly shouted loudly to show their identity and prevent unnecessary misunderstandings between them.

When they got closer, Peng Yue saw that Li Yuan's banner was also here. He jumped out of his boat in a hurry and rushed over on a small sampan.

Peng Yue is already forty-five or six years old.

This age is the age when a man goes from prosperity to decline. If there is no outstanding achievements in the past two years, Peng Yue will have no choice but to retire as the governor of Donghai County. And with the younger generals of the younger generation,

With the continuous emergence of officials, it is difficult to estimate how long he can stay in office based on his qualifications.

Therefore, it was Peng Yue's utmost desire to work hard while he still had energy to win the opportunity of this southern expedition.

Peng Yue jumped onto the boat and saw Li Yuan's appearance. Before he could stand firm, he knelt down on one knee and said: "General, Peng Yue, the governor of Donghai County, comes to see King Wu!"

Compared with the arrogance and disdain on his face when he first met Li Yuan, Peng Yue's respectful attitude towards Li Yuan now can be described as a 180-degree turn.

"Haha, it is indeed General Peng who is here. The voice sounds familiar to me. This time I am inspecting Jiangzuo. The next place I want to go is Donghai County. Now that you have arrived just in time, it saves you a lot of trouble." Li

Yuan smiled and helped Peng Yue up and said.

Peng Yue, Ying Bu, and Han Xin were also known as the three famous generals in the early Han Dynasty. However, none of these three people had a good end. In order to clear away obstacles and threats to the Liu family, Liu Bang began at the end of the Chu-Han War.

As a result of the military action against dissidents, Han Xin was trapped and killed, Yingbu rebelled and was defeated, and Peng Yue suffered the worst. He was simply made into human flesh soup by Lu Pheasant, and the broth was sent to various princes for them to taste one by one.

This inhumane practice also alienated the generals who had followed Liu Bang and fought thousands of miles in the early Han Dynasty. If they did not want to be killed, they had no choice but to rebel, and the result of the rebellion was to be killed. Such a vicious cycle would wait until the Xiongnu

When the Japanese invaded in large numbers, Liu Bang had to go into battle with a group of his close confidants from Peixian County.

As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other.

Peng Yue had quite the attitude of a martial arts hero. At first he looked down on Li Yuan, but now he was completely convinced by the power of Qin.

Peng Yue's East China Sea Qin Army came this time with twenty ships and a small number of about a thousand people. However, according to Peng Yue, the main force of the East Sea Army was stationed in the Moling area on the left side of the river, and its strength had already

The number swelled to nearly 15,000, and a considerable number of them were the remnants of the Yingbo army recruited by Peng Yue.

A family of thieves.

After the defeat of Yingbu, the remaining tribes were scattered. A small part surrendered to Western Chu and finally became part of the Chu army. More tribes returned to Dazedajiang. However, as the Qin State became stronger, the Qin army began to fight against the bandits.

The intensity of the bandit's attacks was also constantly intensified, and the lives of the bandits were very unsatisfactory. This time Peng Yue was recruiting troops in Donghai County. After thinking about it, the bandits took their brothers to defect.

Compared with the newly recruited young and strong Peng Yue bandits, the immediate combat power is outstanding. Just look at the momentum of Peng's more than a thousand men and more than twenty warships rushing in front of Ji Bu's hundreds of ships. Who is more powerful?

It's self-explanatory.

Taking into account all the Qin naval forces along the river, the total strength is about 30,000, and there are no less than 400 warships, large and small. If this force is gathered and used rationally, it will not be a Yue tribe.

The tribe can resist.

——.

Peng Yue rushed to Jiujiang and asked Li Yuan to go to Jiangzuo. Li Yuan, who was confident, also took advantage of the situation and convened an emergency military meeting in the six counties of Jiujiang County before the cross-river battle.

Participating in this meeting were: Jiujiang County Governor Ji Bu, Donghai County Governor Peng Yue, Wu County, Kuaiji County Governor Jiang Yu, and Nanjun County Governor Feng Xuan. At the same time, Kuaiji County Magistrate Zhou Yin and Nanyang County County Lieutenant Chen were responsible for follow-up support.

Xi, infantry commander Luan Bu, Wang Huang, Manqiuchen and others also arrived one after another.

Judging from the origins of these Qin army generals, most of them were surrendered generals from the anti-Qin princes in Guandong. Most of them were from the old tribes of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Only Feng Xuan and Jiang Yu were originally from Qin in Guanzhong.

However, now that the Kwantung princes have been wiped out and everyone is a member of the Qin State, there is no need to trace the past again. What needs to be discussed urgently this time is how to deal with the cross-river battle. And let the Qin army soldiers adapt to the humid and muggy heat of the south as soon as possible.

The jungle environment, for which the generals from the south also expressed their opinions, made Li Yuan feel ignored and unable to speak.

The national policy of the Qin State. Due to the Huns, it had long been emphasizing the north and neglecting the south, and the southern generals also suffered from insufficient supplies and supplies.

Among them, Zhou Yin, who had already set foot in the east of the Yangtze River, and Jiang Yu had the biggest opinions. Ding Gong was defeated. This was the first major defeat of the Qin army since the consecutive battles. The bones of three thousand soldiers were buried in the wilderness valley. The accompanying expenses such as embarrassment and other expenses

Secondly, the most important thing is that this defeat made the Jiangdong Qin army unable to hold its head high in front of other ministries.

This time, Li Yuan's southern tour brought the signal that he would cross the river to attack the Baiyue tribes south of the river. How could these southern Qin generals not be happy and excited?

After five consecutive days of heated discussions, the final plan for crossing the river was released. Unexpectedly, Peng Yue relied on his strong strength and the outstanding performance of his bandits to assume the role of commander-in-chief of the Qin State's Southern Army. His army will join forces with Ji Bu

The Luan and Bu tribes had more than 20,000 troops and more than 300 warships. The army moved up the Pengze and Gan Rivers from Jiujiang County, aiming directly at Meijuan's old nest in Wuling.

When it comes to capturing thieves and kings, Mei Juan can be regarded as the backbone of the three anti-Qin forces. His Wuling tribe is also the elite of Baiyue tribes. Peng Yue chose him as his opponent because of this.

In addition to the main force of Peng Yue, in the Nanjun area, in order to cooperate with the attack of Peng Yue's troops, Feng Xuan's Nanjun navy will launch a feint attack on Changsha Kingdom at the same time. In order to strengthen the offensive force, Chen Xun and Manqiu Chen will serve as this force.

The deputy general of the Qin army's offensive force led about 10,000 soldiers from Nanyang County and Sanchuan County to follow.

Chen and Manqiu had no objection to this arrangement. Although Feng Xuan was younger, he was a direct descendant of Li Yuan, and he had a record of defeating Liu Bang, the king of Han, in the battle of Jingnan. Chen Xi

, Manchuchen would not have been forced to surrender to the Qin State if he had not suffered a disastrous defeat in that battle.

As for the direction east of the Yangtze River, Jiang Yu continued to recruit soldiers in Wu County and Kuaiji County, and trained the newly recruited soldiers in the Taihu Lake area, posing as if he was ready to attack the various tribes in the Fujian and Yue areas. Of course, if he could lure

It was an unexpected surprise that Wu Zhu came out of the Minyue Mountains.

The war drums of the Southern Expedition sounded "dong dong dong", and with Li Yuan's order, the entire Qin State was quickly mobilized. On the various roads leading to the south, busy transport teams shuttled back and forth, giving people a sense of mountainous scenery.

The nervous and suffocating feeling of rain coming and wind blowing all over the building.

March 21st.

The Peng Yue fleet set off from Pengzekou, Jiujiang County, with several warships lined up in a row. The black flag of Daqin fluttered at the bow and stern of the ship, like dark clouds covering the sun. There were a forest of soldiers on the deck, and their swords and guns were dazzling, making people feel like they were alive.

Showing a bit of awe.

The Dianjiang Platform on the bank of the river.

Li Yuan handed the tiger talisman for the expedition into Peng Yue's hand, and then patted this old friend of Daliang's when they first met. After more than ten years of trance, Peng Yue's temples faintly showed a few strands of white hair. However, Peng Yue's

His face was quite rosy, and his eyes were full of excitement.

"I am the only one who stands upright, General Peng! See you tomorrow, I hope it's time for victory!" Li Yuan said loudly.

"The last general——, the last general swears this, he will do his best to live up to King Wu's trust! Peng Yue's lips moved, and after bowing, he strode onto the ship.

Judging from Li Yuan's gaze, Peng Yue's shoulders were shaking slightly. Not only Peng Yue, but also the thousands of soldiers in the Qin Army's southern expedition were looking at Li Yuan with extremely eager eyes.

The man's title will be obtained immediately.

Switching to the Dajiang Daze area where the waters are crisscrossed, men's honors are to be gained on the ship. This time, Li Yuan gave these former bandits a chance to clear their names. Maybe they can escape from this just by their merits in this battle.
Chapter completed!