Chapter 528 Down the River
Hundreds of ships, large and small, went down the river.
The flying black Daqin flag indicates the identity of this fleet.
After more than ten years, the navy of Shu County once again launched a large-scale campaign, aiming at Badong and Zigui, intending to recapture these two choke points on the river and once again pose a threat to the land of Jinghu. .
About six years ago, the capitals of Badong and Zigui were still under the control of Shu County. Whenever the Qin Dynasty began its southern expedition, the navy of Shu County would go down the river, forming a great constraint on Chu State. .
But before the Battle of Xiangcheng broke out, Jiang Qian sent the Chu navy general Wang Pu to lead the navy upstream to seize Badong and Zigui.
And Wang Pu is the banner owner of the Demon City Flood Banner.
It was precisely because of this battle that not only made Wang Pu famous, but also allowed Jiang Qian to seize this opportunity to reorganize the Chu Inland River Navy on a large scale and completely control the Inland River Navy. .
At that time, the navy of Shu County had been abandoned for many years and its military strength was weak because Shu King Li Huimin and the Tang family wanted to cross the Qinling Mountains and compete for Chang'an.
After all, when going to Chang'an to fight for the throne of the Qin Dynasty, the role of the navy is almost non-existent, and the cost of raising a navy is countless times more than raising a land army.
Li Huimin had no motivation to spend huge sums of money to raise an army to help the Chang'an court.
Even if Wang Pu later took away Badong and Zigui, he remained indifferent.
The next step is naturally the Battle of Xiangcheng.
Without the threat from the upper reaches, the Shu navy completely controlled the river, and finally even several tributaries of the river. Qin was defeated in Xiangcheng and completely lost control of the waterway. , is also one of the important reasons.
After Li Dachui captured Shu County, he immediately began to make arrangements to rebuild the navy.
The naval general outside the customs, Yao Dali, and a group of key naval personnel were directly transferred into Shu County in an organized manner and began to rebuild the naval team.
The navy, which was originally not taken seriously in Shu County, began to take root again after a large amount of funds, technology, and personnel were injected into it. Now it is full of buds. It depends on whether it can bloom this time. Beautiful flowers too.
The battleship split through the waves, and the yellow river water hit the bow, splashing a wave as high as a person and crashing down. On the deck of the third floor, Yao Dali stood with his legs crossed, motionless, his black cloak was blown by the wind It floats high, revealing the bright red color inside.
He seemed calm, but in fact, his heart was as turbulent as the river at this time.
Strictly speaking, this was his real first battle after joining the Beiting Protectorate.
When he was outside the customs, he was at best a transportation captain. The Yuan people did not have a naval fleet at all. His greatest achievement was to wipe out the water bandits, but this did not give him any sense of accomplishment.
So when Li Dachui asked him to come to Shuzhong to serve as the commander of the navy, he agreed without hesitation.
He can finally see it. The Beiting Protectorate is now prospering, and there is an opportunity to conquer the world. If he doesn't find another way, then this will probably be the case for the rest of his life.
Originally, he wanted to go to sea. The Falcon-class warships under construction there made him salivate. But after staying in Xuanwu Prefecture for a few months, he understood that sea warfare and inland river warfare were really important. Even if you start learning now, you will still be unable to compare with people like Cai Ming and Cai Tianci.
When given the opportunity to come to Shu County to serve as the commander of a new river navy, he would never let go of this God-given opportunity.
He has been here for more than a year, and every day is very hard, but his life is extremely fulfilling. Whenever he watches this fleet grow from scratch and grow bit by bit by his own hands, he feels filled with joy. A sense of accomplishment.
The water power in Shu is actually good, but it has been deliberately ignored by the superiors. What he has to do is actually to re-encourage the fighting spirit and confidence of these people, and then knead them together. And this is not difficult.
With military pay in place and family arrangements made, the rest will be easy to handle.
In fact, in the past six months, he has spent very little time in the army. Military training was completely left to the officers below, while he disguised himself as a ship boss and sailed along the river. Up and down, the only thing he did was to find out the behavior of this river, find out its hydrology, geography, etc.
It is said that Shu County Navy has existed for countless years in the past, but there is basically no such information. It relies entirely on word of mouth among old sailors. This is naturally not possible. Yao Dali even understands that if he does not quickly I have to figure out the secret of Yangtze River. The next time I see Li Duhu, I am afraid that it will be the time when I step down.
After half a year of hard work, dozens of thick hydrographic maps clearly marked the secrets of all the waterways from Shujun to Yiling and Zhijiang.
This time we want to capture Badong and Zigui, attract the power of the Chu navy, and cooperate with the Yong'an battle launched by He Zudao.
Although Yao Dali couldn't figure out why he wanted to cooperate with He Zudao in fighting, this did not hinder his ambition to win Badong and Zigui.
Once these two places are captured, the steepness of this waterway will be under control. It will be much easier to go out of Yiling and Xiazhijiang to threaten the Jinghu area in the future.
At least, from now on, the Chu State would have to station large troops in Zhijiang and other places to guard against possible attacks anytime and anywhere.
Wang Pu, the commander of the navy of Chu State, has been on the water for decades. Although his martial arts cultivation is only the eighth level of Xuanyuan, which is not the top among the demon sect, his water playing skills are known as the best in the world. First, the Demon Sect's Flood Flag has always been immersed in water and is extremely powerful. Putting yourself in the position of a weakling to fight is the correct mentality.
This was the solemn and solemn confession given by Sima Wu De of the Shu Army before leaving.
Wang Pu did not station too many naval forces in Badong and Zigui. It is estimated that it will not be difficult to capture these two places, but there will definitely be a counterattack from the opponent.
It doesn’t matter whether we win or not. The purpose of this battle is, firstly, to hold back Chu’s navy, and secondly, to allow Shujun’s navy to gain real war experience. Therefore, time passes. The longer the gain, the better. Of course, the smaller the loss, the better.
Wu De set a very low goal for Yao Dali, but Yao Dali hoped that he could do better this time.
If a newcomer wants to become famous in one fell swoop, the fastest shortcut is to climb on the shoulders of the older generation heroes who have been famous for a long time. Wang Pu is undoubtedly a person who can help him.
Although there are only three three-tiered main battleships like the one under his feet, Yao Dali is very aware of his combat effectiveness. The latest design of this kind of battleship is comparable to that in terms of speed and flexibility. Chu's three-tiered main warships are not on the same level at all. It can be said that when the two sides meet, with the same number, they can defeat their opponents in a crushing manner. In the shipyards across Shu County, there are nearly ten such warships being built at the same time. It will take up to a year before the Navy of Shu County can have at least thirty three-tier main warships. Navy team.
At that time, it will be time for the Shu County Navy to launch a massive attack.
Next year, or the year after!
The flag on Diao Dou, the vanguard ship in front, began to change. Yao Dali refreshed himself and discovered the enemy's warship.
The battle is about to begin.
It’s just that according to previous intelligence, the Chu navy stationed in Badong only has twenty or thirty ships of all sizes in total, which is really not worth mentioning.
"Give the flag to the first team. The enemies of Badong are handed over to them. The main force will continue to follow me. The troops are very fast. We must defeat Badong and Zigui in one battle! We cannot give our opponents any advantage. A breathing space.”
(End of this chapter)