The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 555: The Holy King of the North
A huge warship was sailing slowly in the river. The warship was extremely large, and the soldiers on it were running around and shouting continuously.

There are hundreds of armored soldiers on this warship, divided into three layers. This thing is the main force of the Wei navy and is called a tower ship.

It is tall, sturdy, and has good capacity. The only drawback is that it is slow and difficult to turn around.

At this moment, Guanqiu Jian was standing at the highest point of the ship, looking into the distance.

Around Guanqiu Jian's main ship, there were dozens of large tower ships. These tower ships were so powerful that they almost blocked the entire river. Around the tower ships were various small boats. Some of them were responsible for exploration, some for communication, and some for ramming. Their uses were different.

Originally, the navy's formation was mainly based on tower ships, with various types of auxiliary ships set up to form fleets, and fight as independent combat units.

However, Tang Zi changed his tactics this time. He gathered all the tower ships together and placed the exploration ship in the front, changing his previous approach.

Many generals have questioned this.

The main reason was that the Wei people had suffered a loss once when all the large ships were gathered together.

When a surrendered general of the Wu State asked them to put all the large ships together, they subconsciously thought of something.

But Guanqiu Jian did not care about these things. He trusted Tang Zi very much and gave him almost all the power of transfer.

Tang Zi is constantly making deployments at this moment.

His frequent changes in formation caused great distress to his generals.

Guanqiu Jian was very cooperative. He sat on the warship and looked calmly into the distance. Tang Zi was on the same warship with him.

It's not that Guanqiu Jian didn't trust Tang Zi, but rather that he took the initiative to support Tang Zi. If he was not on this ship, it would be hard to say whether the generals from all over the country would still be so honest in obeying the flag issued by this ship.

After changing the formation again, Tang Zi hurried to Guanqiu Jian's side.

"General!"

Tang Zi saluted first, then explained, "I changed the formation because this naval battle depends on the water flow. Different water flow will change the formation."

Guanqiu Jian laughed and said, "Why bother explaining all this?"

"Since I've given you the command, I won't doubt these things. Those people don't understand naval warfare, so they're talking nonsense. Once you've achieved merit this time, they won't dare to do that again."

Tang Zi took a deep breath, saluted again, and then walked away quickly.

Guanqiu Jian once again looked off into the distance. Zhang Te glanced at Tang Zi, who was looking down, and asked, "General, are we really going to attack Jianye?"

"Fight! If we can destroy their country and unify the country, why hesitate?"

Guanqiu Jian gazed into the distance and couldn't help but sigh, "I never expected the situation to change so quickly since Your Majesty took power. In the past, we resisted Shu in the northwest and Wu in Huainan, but now, we can lead the navy to attack Wu. Such a grand occasion could perhaps only be seen during the reign of Emperor Wu."

"There is a Holy King in the North."

Under Guanqiu Jian's delegation of power, Wei's navy set out from Huainan and slowly approached the Wu mainland.

But what Guanqiu Jian and others did not expect was that the Wu people did not choose to take the initiative to attack. With the advantage in naval battles, they only sent some small boats to harass, intending to delay the advance of the Wei army.

But Tang Zi's formation shocked the people of Wu.

When their scout ships just approached, they saw the dense swarms of Wei's scout ships. They rushed forward like wolves seeing their prey.

The State of Wu still maintained the fighting method of small boats approaching large ships. Even the generals of the State of Wu did not often use this method of piling small boats together.

You have to know that when Tang Zi was in the State of Wu, he was the Left General, a marquis, and held the title of Imperial Seal. Even Zhang Bu, who is the most favored person today, is far inferior to him in terms of official rank. Only Ding Feng, Shi Ji, Lu Kai and a few others can compare with him in terms of official rank.

In terms of military experience, even if all the people on the opposite sides were combined, they wouldn't be able to match Tang Zi's.

After discovering the enemy's intention, Tang Zi immediately changed his original slow marching method and ordered the small boats to move closer and then speed up.

Sure enough, the sudden appearance of Wei's fast ships caused chaos in Wu's vanguard fleet.

Tang Zi adopted a harassment and siege tactic, using the high maneuverability of small boats to continuously encircle and suppress the Wu people's vanguard fleet. He also tried to bypass the tower ships directly, forcing the other side to take the initiative to attack.

A massive naval battle broke out on the river not far from Jianye.

Tang Zi mobilized almost all small boats, and he himself came directly to the front line on a speedboat. Bows and crossbows were fired at the same time, and the speedboats kept moving back and forth around the Wu army. The rain of arrows covered the entire Wu vanguard fleet from all directions.

When the warship approached the enemy's tower ship, the Wu generals had already rushed forward with sharp swords in hand, shouting at the top of their lungs.

Tang Zi constantly harassed these warships, preventing them from leaving easily. At the same time, his own ships were slowly closing in. Naval battles were different from land battles. Sometimes the two sides could fight for very long periods of time, and the battle situation was ever-changing.

Guanqiu Jian did not give any orders from beginning to end, but just watched the situation calmly.

When the battle ended, the Wu generals simply fled here on a speedboat. Several tower ships were pierced and destroyed by the Wu people themselves, and they were unwilling to leave them to the Wei people.

Wei Miao, who was outside the water fort, looked at the raging fire in the distance and closed his eyes in pain.

A large number of civilians are constantly pouring in here, and the soldiers are also busy. They are carrying out a big project here.

This was the deployment made by Wei Miao and others to guard against the enemy. They kept making iron chains and lowered them in dangerous places, hoping to use the chains to cross the Yangtze River. At the same time, they made many large iron spikes and secretly placed them in the river to block the enemy's large ships.

It can be said that they have completely given up on taking the initiative and are fully prepared. Even if I can't get out, I can't let you in! !

The mission of the vanguard fleet is to keep the enemy at a distance and prevent them from getting close until these defensive measures are completed.

But now, the vanguard suffered a crushing defeat. Wei Miao gritted his teeth and looked at Wu Yan standing aside.

"General, our defenses in various places are not yet complete."

"Just as we expected, with so many rebel generals and surrendered soldiers coming to help, the enemy's combat power is completely different from before. Not to mention that our main force is not here now, even if all the warships are gathered, it is hard to say whether we can definitely defeat Cao's army."

Wu Yan was not from a wealthy family. He was similar to Ding Feng. He was originally just a small captain and had been hanging around for many years. He did not have as many achievements as Ding Feng, but he did have some merits. In the end, he made it through and rose from the lower middle level to the high-level general.

He gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Wei Miao say, "I plan to lead a fleet to stop these people. If they try to circumvent me, I will attack their rear. In short, I won't let them come with confidence. I'm afraid the construction and defense will have to be handled by the general."

After hearing Wei Miao's words, Wu Yan suddenly calmed down.

He clenched his fists vigorously a few times and looked at Wei Miao. "General, I am just an old soldier. It is because of your majesty's grace that I have achieved my current position. In terms of marching and fighting ability, how can I compare with you, general?"

"Let me, let me go and fight the enemy. General, you stay and continue to handle the matter."

Wei Miao looked at him in astonishment, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll entrust this important matter to you, General."

Wu Yan took a deep breath and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, stopped and looked at Wei Miao.

"General, all my sons died young, leaving only one grandson. If you could take care of him for me, General."

"Please rest assured, General. I will take care of your family!"

Wu Yan bowed to him and then left in a hurry.

Soon, Wu Yan led a fleet and set off from here. When they walked out, they could see the soldiers on the tower ship busy hiding huge iron spikes in the river. They were shouting something, but Wu Yan could not hear clearly. He just stared into the distance with a confused look on his face.

Soon, the fleet encountered Tang Zi's vanguard clippers.

When he saw the densely packed Clippers team, Wu Yan couldn't help but curse out loud.

"I'm fucking his mother's Sun Chen!! I'm fucking his mother's Sun Jun!!!"

Wu Yan used almost all his life's knowledge. He fought a pursuit battle with the enemy on the river. Simply put, if the enemy took a detour, he would also take a detour. If the enemy advanced, he would retreat. He just didn't fight head-on and left Tang Zi's speedboat outside.

Looking at the troops targeting the tower ships in the rear, Tang Zi no longer dared to attack with all his strength as before.

The battle between the two sides suddenly became tense.

But the problem was that under such circumstances, it was almost impossible for Wu Yan to get any relief. His army was limited, and after fighting day and night, his soldiers were extremely tired and gradually lost their combat effectiveness. The damage to their warships became increasingly serious, and there had been large-scale casualties on the warships.

He stayed on the river for a full half month, preventing Tang Zi from taking a single step out.

Even Guanqiu Jian was surprised and asked who the general leading the team was.

However, this kind of perseverance did not last long. After 27 days of fierce fighting, Wu Yan had only three warships left. The sailors had completely lost their strength and were surrounded by the Wei people. They did not even have the strength to escape, let alone fight.

Looking at the soldiers who had reached their limit, Wu Yan looked at the enemies in the distance again.

He took a deep breath and said to the soldiers beside him: "Raise the flag, I am willing to surrender, and tell them to stop shooting arrows!"

Although the soldiers could not understand, no one persuaded him to fight to the death. The Wu people raised the flag, and then the Wei people sent people to collect the prisoners.

Wu Yan was also brought to Tang Zi by the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)