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Chapter 243 The Battle of the Yangtze River (Part 1)

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    In the early morning of the 18th day of the twelfth year of Kang Mazi in the Qing Dynasty, when the sky was twilight, almost at the same time when the dust of the battle at the Hanyang Wharf had settled, the old traitor Wu also led a large group of important civil servants and generals of the Wu army to the Luoshan Great Wall with the Qing army.  At Ruxikou in Linxiang, where the battalion looked across the river, the Wu army flag array was set up here, and he personally commanded the crucial Luoshan battle.

    It was also at this time that the Luoshan Qing army finally discovered the sudden arrival of the main force of the Wu army, and they cursed the old man Wu for being despicable, shameless and obscene.  The cavalry hurried out of the battalion to assemble, and rushed to the river bank to fill the line of defense; the navy rushed up and down the warships, sailed and rowed to stand on the pier, and lined up on the river crossing route to prevent the Wu army from crossing the river; Tuhai, Chani and Yang  The generals of the Qing army, such as Jie, rushed to the ferry to set up the flag array, while roaring furiously, "Where are the scouts? What about the secret work? What are you doing for food? Why did the old thief Wu Sangui come to Luoshan himself and report to us?"

    "Back to Commander, this is already the fastest speed." Second-class Adahaha Fan Enei, the former general of Luoshan and now in charge of scouting the enemy situation in Luoshan for Tuhai, replied with a sad face: "Our scouts found Wu in Qinggang.  The main force of the dog suddenly went north, and rushed to Luoshan immediately to report back, but Wugou's Yuezhou garrison suddenly closed the big and small gates, and no one was allowed to pass through. Our scouts managed to detour to the edge of the Yangtze River and came back here.  They came to report, but as soon as their front feet entered the camp, Wu Gou's forward feet reached the opposite bank."

    "Then what about our secret work?" Tu Hai roared: "What about the secret work we sent to Changsha? The main force of the old thief Wu Sangui sent troops from Guiyi, no matter how fast it was, it would have to be dispatched the day before yesterday evening.  No one from Xizuo came to call the police?"

    "Well, the last general doesn't know about this." E Nei's expression was even more mournful, and he replied: "The dozen or so secret agents sent by the last general to Guiyi have not returned yet. It seems that they have either been arrested or  Killed."

    "Trash! Idiot!" Tuhai roared, and then roared again: "Now I don't bother to argue with you, and immediately take your army to Jiangxin Island, where they will guard the throat of Wugou crossing the river, keep it, I will spare you  You won't die! If you can't keep it, don't come back, and I will settle the old and new scores with you when I come back!"

    "Take it, stick it." E'nei repeatedly agreed, rushed back to the immediate team, led his troops to board the ship, and rushed to Jiangxin Island, which guards the throat of the river, to cooperate with the defenders on the island to consolidate the defense here.

    The Qing army hurriedly arranged defenses on the north bank, while the main force of the Wu army, which was well prepared in advance, arranged an unhurried attack on the south bank of the Yangtze River.  The large and small artillery moved from the Hukou Fort was placed in place, installed and debugged, and the dock was urgently reinforced and a temporary dock was built.  In addition, there is also the Wu Jun navy who has been training troops in Dongting Lake for nearly a year under the cover of the fort.  Next, drive to Luoshan Ferry to listen.

    Let me introduce the specific military strength of the enemy and us. The Qing army has a garrison of 20,000 people in Luoshan, including more than 8,000 sailors. There are more than 50 sand-washing boats suitable for carrying troops and guns. They are flexible and fast.  There are more than 20 bird boats and thunder boats each, more than 80 small warships such as bluff boats and sentry boats, and hundreds of small boats and ordinary civilian boats and fishing boats. This is how Kang Mazi fought on the Yangtze River battlefield.  The most important naval family property.  In addition, the Qing army has nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various sizes, more than 80% of which are installed on sand-washing boats, bird boats, and thunder boats, and their combat effectiveness is quite powerful.

    On Wu's side, Yuezhou's original 13,000 garrisons were mobilized almost in full force, and Wu Jun's 3,000 troops secretly infiltrated into Yuezhou's assembly, plus the 30,000 troops brought by Wu's old traitor from Changsha Guiyi.  The main force of infantry and cavalry is more than double that of the Qing army, reaching more than 45,000, of which nearly 10,000 are newly built naval forces.  However, most of the Wu army's sailors were either Yunnan-Guizhou landlubbers who had only been training on the water for a year, or fishermen from the Yangtze River who had never been on the battlefield.  Excellent, but the combat effectiveness is obviously inferior to that of the Qing army navy.

    In terms of warships, because the Wu Jun Navy is newly formed, the old traitor Wu, who received technical support from the Taiwan Navy, decided to use all medium-sized bird ships as the main battleships, with a total of 35 ships.  This kind of bird boat from the sea navigation technology is named because the bow is shaped like a bird's beak. It has great advantages in wind and wave resistance and surface warfare, but the disadvantage is that the carrying capacity is not as good as the Qing army's main water warfare sand washing boat, and it is not suitable for carrying troops.  Landing operations, and the old traitor Wu did not intend to use this kind of warship to transport troops, but hoped that this fleet could compete with the Qing army navy on the water, so as to cover ordinary civilian ships to transport troops across the river.

    (Note: The information on the warships of the Wu Army comes from the "Pingdian General Record", which also records that after the death of the old traitor Wu,?The artillery fire was fierce, Wu Gou's warships were all in the west, and there were no extra warship guards. As long as half of the ships passed through Wu Gou's artillery fire, Wu Gou's troop carrier would be dead!  "

    "Wait!" Yang Jie was taken aback, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Tutang, are you kidding me? Dividing troops is the most taboo in water battles. Our navy has the upper hand, but after dividing our troops into two routes, we divide our troops in front of the Wugou fleet.  The superiority of the army has been greatly weakened, and Wu Gou still has the upper hand, which will give Wu Gou a chance to defeat us! In the opinion of the general, the best way is to gather the navy into a single group and directly  Go north to fight against Wugou's navy, as long as Wugou's navy is wiped out by our navy, Luoshan Ferry will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

    "Fart!" Tuhai was furious, and asked sharply, "Then let me ask you, I will hand over all the sailors to you, and let you go to a decisive battle with Wugou's sailors. How long will it take to wipe out Wugou?"

    "This" Yang Jie was a little dumbfounded, thinking that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the situation that determines the outcome of a water battle is more than land. Who can guarantee how long it will take to wipe out the entire enemy army?

    "Is there nothing to say?" Tu Hai yelled, pointing at Jiangxin Island: "See, that Jiangxin Island is located in Jiangxin. If you were still entangled with Wugou Navy, Wugou had already seized this place."  If Wu Gou moves the Hongyi Cannon to Jiangxin Island, then our navy will have nowhere to hide on the river!  The navy, even our Luoshan camp, will be completely exposed to Wugou's artillery fire! To defend Luoshan, you must first defend this Jiangxin island for me!"

    "The middle hall is clever, the last general will obey." Yang Jie agreed with doubts and helplessness, so he quickly called his deputy Zhang Tao to arrange for Zhang Tao to lead a third of the fleet to attack the Wu army's troop fleet, while he himself  Lead the remaining two-thirds of the fleet upstream to fight the Wu Jun Navy.

    At the beginning of the time, the drums of the Wu army were beating, and Han Daren's 3,000 vanguards, carried by civilian ships, first charged towards Jiangxin Island, which was controlled by the Qing army general Enei.  The island charged at full speed.  At the same time, the Qing army was also beating loudly. The follow-up troops preparing to reinforce Jiangxin Island boarded the troop carrier and prepared.  Go upstream all the way, charge towards the main force of Wu Jun's navy, and seek a decisive battle.

    Seeing this scene, the old man Wu was not surprised but happy, applauded and laughed: "Okay, Man Gou really fell into the trick of the old man, hurry up, order Wu Yingjing to prepare forty suicide bombing ships, and let us choose a good death squad to board.  Ship, once the Wu dog fleet to the east breaks through our artillery blockade and approaches our troop carrier fleet, it will immediately launch a charge, and must completely wipe out the dog-filled fleet to the east! Tell the brothers of the death squad, die in battle  Those on the battlefield will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver for their family tattoos! Those who come back alive will each be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and promoted two ranks!"

    "Father-in-law, are you using a suicide boat now?!" Hu Guozhu was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and exclaimed: "When Yifeng proposed the plan, he emphasized that this move is too killing, and it is best to use it only at the last moment.  .The battle has just begun, father-in-law, why are you"

    "That oiled and fat loach has such a good heart?" Old man Wu gave his son-in-law a wicked look, and said with a smirk, "Learn a bit, you think he doesn't want the old man to use this trick early in the morning to frustrate the dog-like sailors?"  Vigorousness? He was just too embarrassed to open his mouth, so he said something to hide his face, and the old man just didn't want to point him out." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point (qidian.com)  Vote for recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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