I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 194 Let Navy Commander Sun Wu experience new ways of war

"Not only is he in Yong'an, he is also openly humiliating you, General."

Quan Cong ignored Zhou Zhou's provocation and asked, "What's Zong Yu's attitude?"

"Zong Yu protected Li Jian many times!"

"Didn't you tell Zong Yu that we wanted Li Jian?"

"said."

"So, he is still protecting Li Jian?"

"Yes."

"It seems that they didn't know the critical situation before they arrived at Baidi City. I originally thought they would switch sides and surrender!" Quan Cong walked back and forth a few times and suddenly said loudly, "Call all the troops immediately!"

On November 17, the 14th year of Jianxing, the Wu army set out from Xiling and pointed at Baidi City.

Quan Cong originally dispatched 30,000 troops and horses, and added 10,000 people in Jiangling and Xiling, for a total of 40,000 troops.

Known as one hundred thousand!

Soochow was good at water warfare and was most famous for its warships.

On that day, people who had finished transporting goods at the ferry could see large and small warships lined up neatly on the Yangtze River, and they could not even see the end at a glance.

In the next few days, Han army scouts patrolled the Yangtze River.

It was not until the 19th that the Wu army's battleship group arrived in Zigui.

At this time, if anyone passes by on the mountains on the bank of the Yangtze River, they will see warships of various sizes arranged in the river like combs, cutting through the river surface and moving upstream.

On the 20th, news that the Wu army's warships had crossed Zigui was reported back to Yong'an.

The Han army in Yong'an had already begun to set up defenses, hoarding a large amount of military rations, and carrying boxes of bows and arrows to Baidi City.

Training also became more intensive.

A large number of wooden fences were also built on the shore of Yong'an County.

A large number of people were also arranged to patrol around Baidi City day and night to prevent the Wu army from coming from the water at night.

Baidi City in this era has not yet become an isolated island.

After Liu Bei's disastrous defeat, he did not return to Chengdu, but stayed in Baidi City for a year.

Because this place is the east gate of the land of Bashu.

Here you can attack if you advance, and defend if you retreat.

Liu Bei finally proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu in his later years and saw the hope of restoring the Han Dynasty, but he gave up his last hope because of his loyalty.

Perhaps out of guilt, Liu Bei stayed here for the last year of his life, hoping to keep his legacy.

It was not until later that Liu Bei, who was left alone in Baidicheng and despaired of all hope, said to Zhuge Liang, if Liu Chan can't do it, you should replace him.

This is the story of how he devoted himself to his work later.

Today, Li Heng stood on Baidi City, looking at the mountain as if cut with a knife and an axe, and at the everlasting Yangtze River. He knew that he was standing at a historical node.

This battle was driven by Sun Wu's ambition and was also the most critical turning point in his strategy to dominate the world.

If defeated, Yizhou will be in danger, the foundation guarded by the prime minister will be in vain, and Sun Quan will gain Yizhou.

What about after that?

Can Sun Quan unify the world?

In fact, this is not the case. The world will enter a confrontation between the north and the south. In the end, the Sima family will still be in power and the Jin army will move south.

History will not change.

Maybe in that case, Li Heng might die in battle and become a skeleton buried underground, or he might become a local official and enjoy his life peacefully, with a little glimmer of light in the history books.

What if it's victory?

If they win, the Wu army will be unable to advance westward, and the pattern of three-thirds of the world seems to remain unchanged, but it will also lay the foundation for the Han army to march eastward from Baidi City a few years later!

Guanzhong was blocked by the Wei army, and could only be checked with a huge amount of supplies.

Only the Prime Minister can intimidate such an important situation.

If Ji Han wants to dominate the world, he must find another way out to the east!

The only way out east is this one!

Therefore, in this battle, we can only win but not lose!

Early on the morning of the 21st, Li Heng arrived at Baidi City just after finishing his breakfast.

He is not here to command, and he has no right to command.

However, as Minister of Industry, it was still within his full-time scope to review armaments. Halfway up the mountainside of Baidi City, there are twenty bed crossbows on display.

Above it is a trebuchet.

Li Heng once again carefully explained the creation of the bedzi crossbow to the soldiers here.

The horn sounded from the top of the mountain.

"The enemy is coming!"

A voice came from above.

Li Heng turned around and looked to the east, only to see the clearly visible outline of a warship on the blue river between mountains and rivers.

Wu Jun has arrived at Kuimen!

The Kuimen Waterway is very narrow and the water flow is usually fast, but in winter, the Yangtze River is very calm.

Louder horn sounds floated over Baidi City.

The Han army began to mobilize in an orderly manner.

Some people lined up in armor at the ferry, some began to check their crossbows, and others speeded up the transportation of ordnance.

After a while, Li Heng saw it clearly.

Wu Jun even used building ships!

The building is more than ten feet high and has three floors.

Historical records record it this way: there were columns of female walls, battle grids, flags and flags, spear holes for driving windows, carts, stones and iron buckets, all in the shape of a city fortress.

The first floor is called Lu, the second floor is called Fei Lu, and the third floor is called Bird Room.

There are also those reaching 5-10 floors.

In addition to the building ships, the Wu army also had Panchong, Maotu, Chima, fighting ships, and scouts (reconnaissance ships).

No wonder Cao Wei couldn't do anything to Sun Wu!

Sun Wu's navy is incomparable to Cao Wei.

Ji Han naturally couldn't defeat Sun Wu in the navy.

Li Heng thought that if he gets Jingzhou in the future, he will definitely be able to obtain more shipbuilding technology.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get excited.

But there is no rush right now.

Not long after, the leading warship of the Wu army crossed Kuimen and entered the waters between Baidi Mountain and Kuimen.

The building ship first launched in this water area with collision and risk.

After a while, the war drums on the Wu army's warships sounded loudly, resounding throughout the mountains, rivers and Yangtze River.

The warships of the Wu army behind them left Kuimen one after another.

However, the terrain of Kuimen is very special.

The inside of Kuimen is very narrow. After leaving Kuimen, the water area does become wider, but to achieve this spaciousness, one must cross the water area next to Baidi Mountain in front.

This kind of terrain is an excellent terrain for military garrison.

The reason is that the enemy's main force has not yet come out from Kuimen, and the leading troops are easily attacked by the defenders on Baidi Mountain.

It can be said that this kind of terrain saved half of Jihan's country after the Battle of Yiling.

Although the Wu army's warships came one after another, the main force was still inside Kuimen, in the narrow place between the mountains and rivers.

The war drums of the vanguard were getting louder and louder, but Zong Yu was overlooking it all from the command platform.

Luo Xian said: "General, give me five warships, and I will go meet them!"

Zong Yu did not speak.

Luo Xian was a little anxious, and just as he was about to speak, Li Heng said: "Wu Jun is building momentum. We are defending according to the mountain. There is no need to rush to attack."

"But if our army remains motionless and the main warships of the Wu army continue to move westward, dock at the ferry and block our army's exit from the river, wouldn't we be trapped here?" Luo Xian said, "The remaining forces of the Wu army can march westward to Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou is in danger!"

Luo Xian's worries are not without reason.

There is no terrain like Yongan in Jiangzhou.

"Wu Jun wants to build momentum and suppress our momentum." Li Heng said, "When Wu Jun gets closer, we will use the bed crossbow to let Quan Cong know the new way of fighting."

(End of this chapter)