Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1802: The Battle of the Yangtze Estuary

Every time before dawn, the world will fall into the darkest shroud.

At this moment, on the surface of the sea, in the endless darkness, it seemed that waves of rough waves could only be faintly heard hitting the rocky shores layer by layer.

However, a water village built on the rock piles on the shore stood safe and sound under the beating of waves.

Layers of wooden buildings are formed around the water village, and huge wooden pillars go deep into the sea.

Surrounded by layers of defense.

In the middle is an empty water surface, where warships are moored one by one.

Captain Ding Feng was wearing a battle armor, holding a sword in his hand, standing at the highest place, looking ahead, even though the front was dark and there was no light, but he did not dare to relax for a moment.

Facing the Ming army navy, he must have [-]% vigilance.

"Master Captain, our scout ship has been released more than ten miles away, but no abnormalities have been found!"

Ying Sima came up, bowed his hands and saluted, and then reported: "According to the report of the spies, there is no trace of any Ming army warships found on the sea with a radius of tens of miles!"

"The more it is at this time, the more we can't relax. Let the scout ships continue to investigate. At any cost, we must find out the surroundings. Any approaching ships, even if it's just a raft, must be found out!"

Ding Feng is very young, not yet a weak champion, but whether it is martial arts or martial arts knowledge, he is a first-class existence in the army. It is not only because he was able to become the captain of the first battalion when he fought in Shanyue again. Being appreciated by Sun Cezhi is more because he has enough ability to take on the responsibility.

Regardless of his young age, he has gone through many battles, and since he fought in Shanyue, he has followed Sun Ce, from a small grain transport soldier at the very beginning to become a captain of the first battalion today, which is extraordinary.

"At any time, I must keep an eye on the sea. We are the first pass at the mouth of the Yangtze River. If we can't hold it, the main force of our army will fall into a passive position!"

Ding Feng said coldly: "In addition, all our warships are in a state of preparation for battle. All sons and daughters are not allowed to remove their armor and weapons are not allowed to leave their bodies!"

"Yes!"

Ying Sima is a middle-aged man. He used to fight side by side with Ding Feng when he was in Shanyue, so he would not underestimate Ding Feng because of his young age. He respected him very much and even obeyed his words. He quickly passed on orders.

"Lord Colonel!"

At this time, a young man, dressed in battle armor and holding a sword in his hand, walked up the steps of the wooden ladder, walked up to Ding Feng, and arched his hands to salute: "The news just came, scout The ship has spotted the Ming warship!"

"Where is it?" Ding Feng's eyes lit up.

"The direction of Hailing!"

"Go to Hailing?"

Hearing this, Ding Feng stared a little, and made a surprised voice: "How is it possible!"

At present, not all warships can enter the Yangtze River Estuary, and some places are easy to run aground, especially in the coming winter, when the water level is very low, so it is not possible to enter and exit everywhere.

One can go in and out, one is the crocodile mouth here, and the other is Hailing, but Hailing only has a chance to let large warships pass when the tide is high.

Even if the Ming army can calculate this.

However, the risk of going to Hailing is too great.

Moreover, the Wu Jun navy also deployed a battalion of troops in Hailing. Relying on Hailing's terrain, it was enough to withstand the attack of the Ming army.

Even in the large-scale battle battlefield formed by Hailing, the biggest advantage of the Ming army is their sailing large ships, but this is even a disadvantage for Neihe.

Under such circumstances, it is the most normal thing for the Ming army to follow the crocodile mouth.

Going to Hailing is rather strange.

"The tide is rising in Hailing, and it is hoped that their warships will be able to cross the Yangtze River estuary from Hailing and enter the Yangtze River!" The young man said in a young voice, "Besides, the Ming army always takes surprises. It’s not surprising that they dare to do it when Lingkou enters the Yangtze River!”

"No, no!"

Ding Feng paced back and forth, his expression a little hasty: "If the Ming army attacked the direction of Hailingkou, then there would definitely be problems in the northern front, but there were no traces of the enemy army in the sea for dozens of miles. It can only be said that they It is a small force that is attacking Hailingkou, not the main force, not even the main force of their vanguard, but a part of their vanguard to attack Hailingkou!"

His guess is very close to the truth, but the guess is just a guess, even if it is right, Ding Feng dare not say that his is definitely right.

"Sir Captain, you mean..." The young man was a little surprised: "Is the Ming army hiding in Chencang on the Mingxiu plank road?"

"I don't know if it's the Mingxiu Plank Road that secretly stole Chencang, but I think they are suspected of attacking the west. I think the target of the Ming army is our crocodile mouth!"

Ding Feng took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, as long as the troops of our battalion and Xue An's do not move, even if they want to sneak attack, they will not be able to quickly open the crocodile's mouth!"

"But Captain Xue An's main battalion has already dispatched warships to the north for reinforcements..." the young man said abruptly.

"What, who gave the order?" Ding Feng heard the words, he was completely at a loss, he stared suddenly, looked at the young man, and roared angrily.

"It seems that Captain Xue An took the idea by himself. He let go of the location of the north entrance of the crocodile. The water village over there was originally suggested. Moreover, Captain Xue An is best at raids. He raided the Ming army twice and competed with the Ming army at sea. However, he is full of confidence, this time he did not even underestimate General He Qi, and directly sent troops north to Hailing, if the Ming army attacked Hailing, his position would be just right to attack from the north side, inserting the Ming army's belly and back!"

This young man is Ding Feng's master bookkeeper, he is a Jiangdong scholar, his name is Wang Yan, Wang Yan is a child of the Kuaiji family, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is quite capable.

He is the chief bookkeeper of Ding Fengying, responsible for military strategy deduction and delivery of news.

"Confused!"

Ding Feng sighed a long time: "The generals retreated from the South China Sea to the East China Sea, suffered two defeats in the East China Sea, and retreated all the way to the mouth of the Yangtze River. After many battles, the Ming army obviously didn't use their strength, but they were complacent, and they had been suppressed for too long, and their desire to make meritorious deeds was crazy, so when they seized the opportunity, they were desperate!"

As he said that, he couldn't help gnashing his teeth: "But he wants to make meritorious service, that's his business. At this time, Xue An actually let go of the crocodile's north mouth, so we have lost the support of the horns here. Once the main force of the enemy comes Attack, I may not be able to defend the crocodile mouth!"

The location of the crocodile mouth has a natural advantage. It is against the current itself. It already has an obvious advantage in terms of the advantage of warships. Moreover, two water fortresses are built in this place, which have the ability to attack from a long distance. They can cross attack each other in a fight. , It can completely block the attack of double the strength of the Ming army.

But once a horn is lost, it will be difficult to support alone.

He still wants to guard the crocodile's mouth, which is obviously insufficient.

"Since they are attacking Hailing, they probably don't have enough troops to attack our Alligator's Mouth, right?" Wang Yan said softly, "Our place may not be an attack point!"

"not necessarily!"

Ding Feng shook his head lightly: "The generals of the Ming army are actually a group of lunatics. They are good at scheming, and they have played many times before the war to understand us thoroughly before sending troops. We are well aware of our situation and changes. In your opinion, it is impossible to divide our troops, but in my opinion, it is very normal, and as long as their vanguard main force presses us here, it is enough for their main force to catch us from behind. Come up, when the time comes, our current position will change from being easy to defend and difficult to attack to fighting against beasts!"

The location of Crocodile Mouth is close to Lou County, south of the Yangtze River Estuary, and there are many reef areas around it. These reef areas are natural defensive strategic layers.

There is a big obstacle for the deep-draft ship.

Therefore, building two water fortresses here, defending between the intersections, advancing and attacking, retreating and defending, is a natural good position, but losing a horn is equivalent to walking on one foot, losing flexibility, once surrounded by enemy troops No, they don't even have a way out.

Ding Fengying and Xue Anying were ordered to guard the mouth of the crocodile. They originally formed a horn with each other, so that they could keep the place airtight.

But unexpectedly, Xue An suddenly let go of the position to the north of the crocodile's mouth, which is equivalent to the remaining Ding Feng independently supporting this easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack position.

Although the location is good, if someone squeezes their pockets from the outside, their battalion will be trapped here by yours.

At this time, Ding Feng had no time to get angry, he had to report to He Qi and let He Qi make a decision, otherwise his position as a crocodile would be hard to keep.

"Lord Colonel!"

Just when he was about to make a move, the scouts came up suddenly and reported: "No, in the east, less than ten miles away from my water stronghold, there are warships coming and going. I don't know the details yet. How many warships there are!"

"Can you determine whether the warship belongs to our army or the enemy?"

Hearing this, Ding Feng felt a sudden shock in his heart. It was a wave of ups and downs. The tactics of the Ming army were too closely connected. This was something that their Wu army could not match. He asked quickly.

"It's definitely not our army's warships. It should be the Ming army's Shuangya warships, and there should be a Wuya building ship. Even though they can't see clearly, the ramming angle of their warships is particularly obvious!"

said the scout.

Both the Shuangya warship and the Wuya building ship of the Ming army have a special ramming angle, that is to say, when confronting each other, the Ming army dared to violently ram the enemy's warship.

This is an advantage that their Wu Jun does not have.

"Damn!"

Ding Feng understood that the enemy army must have come for the crocodile mouth, and he was not fooled, but Xue An, that idiot, let go of the crocodile mouth. Now he fell into a passive position, but anyway, At this time, he couldn't care less about cursing Xue An, he had to block this wave first, so that He Qi could send reinforcements up later, he immediately said: "Come on, beat the drums immediately, order all the soldiers to go to the water stronghold, prepare Defend against the attack of enemy warships!"

"Yes!"

The entire Wu Jun water village moved quickly.

dong dong dong! ! ! !

The beating of drums sounded quickly, and the flames shot up into the sky, as if the sea was shining red for a long time.

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"Being discovered so quickly, it seems that we can't launch a surprise attack on them, and their reaction is also very fast. General Wu Jun really can't be underestimated!"

Standing on the boat of the Wuya Building, Cai Mao looked ahead, but there was no surprise. Under such circumstances, sneak attack is not easy, but it is better to fight at this time.

They traveled long distances, and Wu Jun waited for work with ease. However, because of this time, even if Wu Jun was able to wake up, their generals were still a little lacking in energy.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Order the second battalion to attack. The left and right flanks will attack from a distance to cover, and the warships will attack from the front. We will measure the stability of their water village, and then we will study the frontal tactics!"

Cai Mao was very steady, and did not attack in an all-round way as soon as he came up. At this time, it seemed to be a sneak attack, but in fact it was a frontal formation to confront.

"Yes!"

The generals moved quickly.

"Order the five double-toothed boats on the left and right, combine the trebuchets, and launch a long-range attack on the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Several double-toothed boats on the left and right wings were quickly connected with iron cables to form a huge platform, and then began to connect their equipment, including crossbars.

"The trebuchet!"

"Combine a large trebuchet!"

"Irrigate tung oil on the stone bombs, light the fire, and fire the fire bombs!"

"The large bed crossbow is ready, just get close and attack inside!"

The warships of the Ming army have a special skill, that is, they can be combined to form a catapult like a siege. This kind of catapult is less powerful than that on land.

But enough at sea, facing these wooden warships, as long as the hit rate is enough, it is possible for the enemy, even the large ships, to smash a big hole.

"send!"

Less than one mile away, the giant combination trebuchet of the Ming army began to send stone bombs.

boom!
One hit and knocked down some buildings on the flanks of Wu Jun's water village.

"Tabuchet?"

Ding Feng's face was cold and gloomy: "Order all the trebuchets in the water village to fight back, aim and hit, and sink the opponent's warship as much as possible!"

"Yes!"

The establishment of this water village is not just a warship to supplement the warehouse, but a strong defensive position. On the water village, trebuchets are built one by one.

"Counterattack!"

"put!"

"Smash it!"

Wu Jun's long-range counterattack was also very fierce.

Under a counterattack, the Ming army damaged two Shuangya warships, and the number of soldiers lost in the battle exceeded Baierlang.

Cai Mao's gloomy eyes made him underestimate Wu Jun a bit.

but it does not matter.

Today he must take down the Crocodile Mouth. Only after taking down the Crocodile Mouth can the main force of the Ming army stand at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Those who continue to confront the Wu army will attack the mouth of the Yangtze River and break through the defense line of the Yangtze River.

"Pioneer warships, sharp formations, speed up, attack, and rush under the water fortress in the fastest time. In addition, various trebuchets, power cover, archers, crossbowmen, increase attack power!"

Cai Mao personally ordered.

"Accelerate, attack!"

The soldiers of the second battalion, more than [-] vanguard double-tooth warships, combined to form a battle formation, with shield ships in front, which can resist a certain degree of stone bomb attack.

Under the cover of the front warship, the warship behind continued to accelerate.

Soon it was already under the water stronghold.

"The speed is too fast, this is forcing me to hand over soldiers!"

Ding Feng gasped. He understood that the general of the Ming army opposite him was definitely a veteran of water warfare. He knew that the water village had a certain long-range attack capability, but he had to hand over the troops shortly.

(End of this chapter)