Chu Tianxiu and Li Yu led 50,000 imperial troops to station outside Danyang City. After two days of rest, they organized Danyang soldiers into their army.

Danyang County also has a large reserve of excellent military armor and swords. They were originally ordered by the Taiwei Mansion and were equipped for this imperial army.

In Danyang County, a batch of barbed wire mesh was quickly made, and things like horses came out.

The barbed wire mesh has a very simple process. It is to melt the iron and leak out from the small holes, and the wire can be pulled out.

It is very useful for defense.

Inside the military camp tent.

Chu Tianxiu, Li Yu and others, as well as a group of generals and children of the Li family are discussing the war.

"The biggest threat to the Jinling imperial capital is the more than 200,000 Wu troops heading north and the 100,000 Chu troops heading south. The other princes rebelled and rushed to other parts of the Central Plains, but did not go south."

"More than 200,000 main forces of the Wu army are besieging Wanling City. Xie Anran has few soldiers and horses, and I'm afraid the pressure is huge. I don't know how many days it can be defended.

I brought 30,000 troops to support Wanling City, and saw more blood and trained Danyang elite soldiers!

The Chu army crossed the river in no time and place. You lead troops to the Yangtze River and intercept the Chu army crossed the river."

Chu Tianxiu said.

Li Yu nodded.

This is a tactic that was formulated earlier.

"Report——— General Left, General Right!"

A spy ran to the tent and said anxiously: "Military information came from Jiangbei. King Xiang Wu of Chu led a 100,000 army to capture Wujiang County, stationed troops in Wujiang County, and were preparing a large number of ships to cross the river.

The magistrate of Wujiang County was defeated and abandoned the city and fled, and sent someone to send military information."

"Wujiang?"

Chu Tianxiu was stunned.

This Wujiang County is opposite the river in Danyang County.

After crossing the river from Wujiang County, the Chu army only took half a day to quickly approach the city of Danyang County and conquer Danyang County in one fell swoop.

Obviously, the next target of the Chu army must be Danyang City, not the Jinling Imperial Capital.

This King of Chu is very good at picking places to cross the river.

"Why are they all coming to Danyang County? The Wu army came a group of vanguards with tens of thousands of troops and wanted to take down Danyang City. The Chu army came again."

Zuer stood behind Chu Tianxiu, with a confused look on his face.

"Danyang County is the upper reaches of Jinling City. First capture Danyang County, establish a rear grain and grass warehouse here, which also facilitates the Chu army to attack Jinling City, a downstream area of ​​hundreds of miles.

Otherwise, with the strength of Jinling City, they would not be able to capture the city for several months. They would definitely need a nearby county town as a food and grass base.

Besides, Danyang County’s famous iron tools are also good things! You can take advantage of them and kill two birds with one stone.”

Li Yu said with a faint smile.

"The Chu army is coming so urgently, and the tactics need to be changed.

Once the Chu army's 100,000 troops crossed the river, the Wu and Chu coalition forces attacked each other and were attacked from both sides and were attacked by the enemy. Our Danyang County was extremely passive in the middle and would definitely not be able to defend it.

Let’s fight the Chu army first so that it cannot cross the river. Go back to Wanling City and fight the Wu army!”

Chu Tianxiu pondered.

Wanling City is the capital of the county city, and the city walls are more than twice as high as Danyang County, making it easier to defend the city. Let Xie Anran hold on for a few more days first.

...

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Chu Tianxiu and Li Yu led the army to the riverside.

Sure enough, I saw that there were no ordinary passenger and cargo ships and fishing boats on the river, and were forcibly recruited by King Xiang Wu of Chu, and prepared to use them to cross the river with a large army.

Jinling City, the imperial capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, is right by the river, and of course there is also a large-scale naval army.

The Great Chu court had 30,000 naval troops in the river, hundreds of large tower ships, and countless medium-sized warships.

On weekdays, we cleared out water thieves on the river, but during wartime, we fought on the water.

However, it is mainly stationed in the Poyang Lake area of ​​Jiujiang County, which is a bit far away. It is estimated that it will take two days to reach the Wujiang area.

The Poyang Lake naval army was dispatched by the court, and he wanted to apply for naval support from the court. The court ordered the naval army to come again. The order was complicated and slow, and he didn't know if he could catch up with this battle.

King Xiang Wu of Chu was on the coast, and he also had a navy army in his hand, which could fight water battles.

Chu Tianxiu didn't expect the Poyang Lake Navy to come to join the war.

He didn't understand water wars, nor did he fight the tower ships, so of course he wouldn't go to the river to go to war with the Chu army.

He and Li Yu had a 50,000 army, 6,000 elite soldiers of Danyang, and a hundred small steel cannons. They simply stood directly by the river, preparing to snipe the Chu army crossing the river on land.

...

This day.

early morning.

The river is covered with mist, and it is so hazy that it is hard to see clearly.

Dozens of towering boats were towering, quietly walking in front to open the road.

Behind them, thousands of passenger ships, cargo ships, and fishing boats of all kinds, carrying hundreds of thousands of troops and food and supplies, were rowing desperately and crossing the river with all their might.

King Xiang Wu of Chu stood on a tall building, holding a volume of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his hand, looking at the opposite side of the river, feeling extremely happy.

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao's millions of troops worked hard to cross the river, but in the end he was burned by the Sun and Liu coalition forces and returned home after a defeat.

In contrast, his crossing the river was so smooth this time.

This is how fast the soldiers are!

Before the court could come to his senses, his Chu army rushed straight to Wujiang and crossed the river quickly.

"I received the news that the Poyang Lake naval army had just set out and it would take two days to arrive. My 100,000 troops will soon cross the river and take straight to Danyang City.

If you take Danyang, you can go to Wanling City to meet with the Wu army. This huge Jiangnan belongs to our Wu and Chu coalition forces. There is only an isolated city left in Jinling City, and the imperial court is out of the way!"

"Congratulations to the king for his victory!"

"Since the king started his army, he was invincible wherever he passed. The counties and counties in the court either surrendered or fled."

The generals were all flirting with each other and flattered them all.

The princes rebelled, and the war burned most of the dynasty, which almost instantly made the entire Chu dynasty lose its power and difficult to deal with.

Although the Great Chu Dynasty had countless elite soldiers, it was restrained by the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Dayuan and other borders.

Judging from this situation, the princes have already gained the upper hand.

Xiang Wu pondered.

Now, he should consider the matter of conquering the Jinling imperial capital after crossing the river.

He was the King of Wu, one south and one north, and ruled by the river?

Or are the coalition forces such as the King of Qi, who are divided into three parties and fight for dominance of the world?!

This is a big question worth pondering.

I have to say that Xiao Hunhou is a wonderful person. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the process of rebellion was written out, which is simply a guide to the rebellion of the princes.

...

Not long after.

Dozens of building ships arrived near the riverside, only a hundred feet away from the shore, ready to dock.

The King of Chu was happily chatting and laughing with the generals, and suddenly frowned.

The generals calmed down and were surprised to see an army appearing across the river.

There are not many soldiers in this army, with about 6,000 troops, and they are lined up on the shore.

It seems that they are here to stop their Chu army from crossing the river.

"Six thousand troops?"

"There should be no large army from the court in this area. Could it be that the emperor divided some troops from the Jinling imperial capital?"

The King of Chu felt a stir.

If we could swallow 6,000 troops on the edge of this river in one breath, the defenders of Jinling City would be less than 6,000, which would be much easier to attack.
Chapter completed!