Chapter 188 Chapter 15

Part Six Forever and Ever At the beginning, Can tamed the fine riders in the middle of Shu, and the secrets were unknown. The Yong army Cui and Dong Bu jointly attacked Shouchun, and Shi Guan stood firm. Can secretly ordered the fine riders to sneak to Huaixi. At noon, the elite cavalry of Southern Chu stood out and defeated the Yong army under the city.After Yong's troops were defeated by Dong Shan's troops, Cui Jue's troops broke through and escaped, losing four or five out of ten. Dong Shan, a native of Tianshui, Longxi, had no parents, was aggressive and fierce, and was hated by his relatives. He joined the army and was a general of the King of Qi. In the fifth year of his prosperity, he was transferred to Xuzhou. In 1999, he was ordered to enter Huaixi, take Zhongli, and attack Shouchun. Shouchun was defeated. After Dongmou asked himself to die, he was trapped by the Southern Chu army.At that time, the Chu army wanted to surrender, and they challenged them with their words. Lu Yun and Shi Yujin fought with them to the death. Lu and Shizhen beheaded Dong Shan, and Yong's army surrendered.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian".Yongji III On the night of November 21st, in Guazhou, Jingkou, there was heavy fog hanging down the river. Lu Can stood on top of a building boat, looking at the surging river. Behind him, the water army of the Jiujiang Camp was ready to take this opportunity to cross the river The sneak attack, and the confrontation with Yong Jun for more than 20 days, although Lu Can was calm on the surface, he was uneasy in his heart. He is not worried about Pei Yun on the other side. Although the Yong army on the other side has nearly 100,000 troops, the navy has only over 20,000 men and less than 1,000 boats. With such a force, it is impossible to cross the river and attack Jingkou. Of course, even if he intends to take back Yangzhou, it will be very difficult to succeed with a 50,000-strong navy. At Guazhou Ferry, neither army has the necessary chance of winning, which is why neither army has taken the initiative to challenge these days.It's just that Pei Yun can be at ease, but he is worried about several battle situations, whether Huaixi can win according to his plan, whether Xiangfan can be as stable as Mount Tai, and whether Jiameng Pass can be safe and sound.Among them, the most important thing is the battle of Huaixi. If Huaixi is defeated, Huainan will not belong to Southern Chu, and the Yong army can calmly cut off the connection between Xiangfan and Jiangling.In this way, Jingxiang was isolated, and in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yong army could attack the Yangtze River again. Apart from the Yangtze River, there was no buffer room. At that time, even if Sun Wu was reborn, it would be impossible to save the overall situation.

After learning about the movement of the Yong army and the deployment of troops from all walks of life, Lu Can could see that the Yong army knew the importance of Huaixi. They are separated, otherwise these two places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the generals in charge of the defense of the Southern Chu are not mediocre. If the Yong army really wants to attack one place, at least their strength must be doubled.The situation in Huaidong was rotten, and Pei Yun went straight in. Originally, the Yong army could use this place as a breakthrough, but Emperor Yong presumably also saw that the water network in Huaidong was more conducive to the attack and defense of the Southern Chu army. Therefore, although Pei Yun took Huaidong lightly, he still did not Advance rashly, and even deliberately lure himself into the quagmire of fighting for Huaidong.Therefore, for the Yong army, the real goal was Huaixi. Although they used the three-way army's offensive to cover up the real purpose of the Yong army, the soldiers knew only Shouchun.

However, even though Lu Can saw this, he was helpless. If Yu Mian and Rong Yuan were a little slack, it is very possible for the Yong army to take advantage of the situation and attack aggressively. If Jingkou does not take precautions, Pei Yun will definitely cross the river to take Jianye However, once one hundred thousand Yong troops crossed the river on foot, with the strength of the Jianye imperial army, I'm afraid that the old things of the past will repeat themselves.So even with Lu Can's ability, he can only watch Yong's army take Huaixi. If Yong's army sends a large army to attack Huaixi, then Lu Can can't do anything. However, the general's underestimation of the enemy prevents Li Zhi from sending a general to oversee Huaixi. In the west, it was just that Changsun Ji and Pei Yun sent troops to form a coalition to attack Shouchun. In this way, Lu Can had a chance to turn defeat into victory.

In order to win the victory in Huaixi, Lu Can can be said to have exhausted all his energy. Although the leader of Huaixi, Shi Guan, is not a genius, he is tenacious and calm, and he is trustworthy. The general attacked Huaixi, and Lu Can deliberately "negligently" ignored the Shouchun battle and never sent reinforcements to rescue Huaixi.Then he didn't spare the life of his beloved son and asked Lu Yun to assist Shi Guan in Shouchun.But if you don't do this, you won't be able to stabilize the hearts of Shouchun's army and the people, and you won't be able to drag the Yong army to the point of exhaustion, let alone defeat the Yong army with nine thousand horses.In the end, Lu Can mobilized the flying cavalry battalion that had been hidden all along.

Southern Chu did not pay much attention to cavalry. This was because of the limited terrain, and also because Southern Chu lacked the confidence to go north since its founding. Therefore, in the war with Dayong, Southern Chu was always at a disadvantage and became a vassal. The biggest change was when Prince De Zhao Jue led the army.Zhao Jue was deeply saddened by the unfavorable military situation of Southern Chu. With his insistence, Southern Chu finally had its own cavalry. , Qi Wang Li Xian attacked Xiangyang twice, and it was this cavalry that cooperated with the defenders in the city to attack in order to win the final victory.However, after the death of Prince De, the monarchs and ministers of Southern Chu, who were hit hard and humiliated, not only did not try their best to seek revenge, but the forces of appeasement rose. The cavalry did not pay much attention to it, so instead of being expanded, this cavalry was gradually weakened.If it weren't for the efforts of Prince De's former troops, it would be difficult to maintain the formation of Xiangyang cavalry.

After Lu Can inherited the position of general, he decided to re-develop the cavalry, but under the obstruction of Shang Weijun and others, the Jiangxia cavalry battalion just had 3,000 people, and it could no longer get the support of the court. Lu Can wasted military pay and raised useless and wasteful cavalry. Some people even accused Lu Can of deliberately cultivating his direct descendants by training the new army.Of course, Lu Can was still unable to fight against Shang Weijun, so he had to give up his plan to build a riding camp.However, Lu Can did not give up. After he won the great victory at Jiameng Pass, he secretly trained in the cavalry camp in Sichuan. Yu Mian respected Lu Can very much and obeyed his orders. Covering the sky with one hand, and there are many in Sichuan, not only the Da Yong Mi spies knew nothing about the existence of this cavalry battalion, even the Southern Chu court did not know about it.

There are three main sources of obtaining war horses: when the riding battalion established by Prince De was reduced, the abolished army horses were secretly sent to Shuzhong by Lu Can to build a horse farm; Dayong is very powerful in the East China Sea, the sea transportation is very difficult, and the horses are difficult to support, and they have to be transported thousands of miles to the middle of Shu. However, many excellent stallions in the Shuzhong Racecourse entered through this route, but the Northern Han Dynasty After the demise, this route was basically useless; in addition, Lu Can even sent his cronies to Tubo to buy horses, and the hardships and dangers involved are self-evident.Under Lu Can's painstaking management, there is finally today's Flying Cavalry Battalion of 9,000 cavalry.

The cavalry was selected by Lu Can from the Southern Chu army through various opportunities. Some of the generals trained were generals from the middle of Shu, and some were the former troops of Prince De. How did he get to the middle of Sichuan? It was because of Rong Yuan, the general of Xiangyang. Lu Xin, the Governor of Southern Chu Military Affairs, did not want to offend him, so he secretly placed these generals, including many cavalry generals. Later, these people were persuaded by Lu Can to train the cavalry camp. After ten years of gathering together, Lu Can finally mastered an elite cavalry without anyone knowing about it, and this cavalry became the key to Nan Chu's victory.Before the Battle of Huaixi began, Lu Can had secretly ordered this cavalry to sneak to Jiangling. Although the road to Shu was difficult, and the secret spies of the Yong army had good ears and eyes, but from the middle of Shu to Jiangxia, the Lu family had been operating for many years, and then used Jiangxia's cavalry camp. Covered, the cavalry finally arrived in Jiangling quietly.After the Battle of Huaixi became fierce, the cavalry took advantage of the chaos and went to Shouchun. Taking advantage of the night, the horseshoes were wrapped in thick cloth, the men held the bells, and the horses plucked the bells.However, the Yong army was exhausted and worried that the Southern Chu army would attack and intercept the camp, so they did not send out scouts at night to investigate the military situation.In this way, the Flying Cavalry Battalion dealt a heavy blow to the Yong army and achieved a great victory in Huaixi.

Of course, Lu Can has not received the Huaixi military report at this moment, so he naturally does not know that he has succeeded, but he has already made up his mind that no matter what happens in the Huaixi battle, he will launch a decisive battle today. If Huaixi wins, it is the best. If he is defeated, then he should win a victory in Huaidong as soon as possible and take back Yangzhou to cover Jingkou and Jianye.As for how to deal with the Huaixi and Huaidong battlefields, he has already entrusted Yang Xiu, who has been controlling the overall situation in the Jiangxia camp this time. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and he could barely see his fingers. Lu Can sighed softly and said, "Attack."

Following Lu Can's order, the Southern Chu navy attacked the opposite bank, and the Great Yongnan Expedition in the seventh year of Longsheng kicked off the battle to determine the final outcome. In Guazhou, inside the Dry Village of the Yong Army, Pei Yun had already fallen asleep. Although the fog locked the cold river tonight, the passive defense of the Southern Chu Army on the other side for many days made him a little slack. , but Pei Yun did not expect that the Southern Chu army would attack aggressively today. So it wasn't until the Southern Chu water army arrived at the edge of the Yongjun water village that they were discovered by the Yong army sentry. Suddenly, the golden drums in the water village and the dry village were sounding, and the Yong army was also well-trained. , the shore was also a vast expanse of whiteness, only the sound of the Southern Chu army's shouts of killing, and the raging fire rising from the camp that was lit by the Southern Chu army's rockets. The flames dispelled part of the fog. At this time, Pei Yun, who was already in battle, ordered all the Yong troops to light the torches. Although the light of the torches became the best target for the Southern Chu army, they quickly stabilized their positions under the protection of the Yong troops. , Up and down Guazhou, the flames were brightly lit, and the fog on the river bank was dispelled by 60 to 70%, but the middle of the river was still foggy, and the Yong army could be said to be passively beaten. The bow and arrow returned fire.After fighting hard in the middle of the night, by dawn, the Yong army had already repelled the Southern Chu army's looting stalls several times, but the water village was in a mess, and Pei Yun was furious. After dawn, the fog gradually dispersed, and the warships of the Southern Chu Army could already be seen clearly. This sight surprised Pei Yun even more. He saw more than 2,000 boats set up in a water formation, traversing in the middle of the river. Flying, it seems that the fog can't hinder their progress at all.It's rare that the Chu army is willing to fight, so Pei Yun ordered the Dayong water army to go out to meet the enemy. Of course, because the Dayong water army only had more than a thousand boats and 20,000 people, Pei Yun ordered his side not to cross the center of the river. The Chu water army led to the river and asked the Yong army on the shore to help with bows and arrows. All of a sudden, the boats and boats in the middle of the river were rampant, and the two armies began a fierce water battle. Over the years, the water army of the Yong army has also fought fiercely in the Jianghuai River, and the level of excellence is not reduced. However, after all, the Nanchu water army is powerful, and Familiar with hydrology, the situation of the battle soon tilted to the side of Nanchu. Seeing this, Pei Yun ordered his own navy to temporarily retreat to the water village.Sure enough, under the threat of the Yong army on the shore, the Southern Chu navy did not continue to attack, but returned to the south bank. After noon, after eating and drinking enough, the Southern Chu navy attacked again after resting.Standing by the river, Pei Yun looked at Lu Can's big banner waving in the wind in the middle of the river, feeling more and more uneasy.At the end of the time, the water battle became more and more fierce. The Southern Chu army released many small warships. The bows of those warships were covered with fine iron. A collision could cause severe damage to the warships of the Yong army. Under the cover of the warships of the Chu army, they bit the warships of the Yong army like a pack of wolves. From time to time, they saw the warships of the two armies sinking in the river. Yahui shot through their bodies mercilessly, the river was stained with blood, and the wreckage of the warship flowed eastward along the river.Dayong's water army had already given up the possibility of victory, but just defended the water stronghold tightly, preventing the Southern Chu army from breaking through the stronghold.The Southern Chu army was helpless before the water village. Although the Yong army's cavalry could not fight in water, they could still shoot arrows in the dry village.Seeing that the battle situation could only go on like this, Pei Yun heaved a sigh of relief. He had no intention of defeating the Nanchu navy at all. He was not surprised by this result. As long as the Nanchu navy could not land in Guazhou, the situation would not happen. what changes. At the end of Shenshi, the setting sun was like blood, the clouds were densely covered, and the cold wind was gradually picking up. However, the Southern Chu army was fighting more and more courageously, and had no intention of retreating at all. Pei Yun felt uneasy.At this moment, Lu Can received a military newspaper on the Jiangxinlou boat. After closing the military newspaper, Lu Can's eyes showed a bright light, and he said loudly: "My lords, Huaixi has won a great victory. Our army has defeated Yong!" Army, beheaded nearly 30,000 people, captured 4,000 people from the Yong army, and beheaded the enemy general Dong Shan." After hearing this, everyone on the building boat cheered loudly, and the voice became louder and louder, and the news spread across the south as if it had grown wings. Almost all the soldiers of the Chu water army cheered and rushed towards the water village of the Yong army.Their cheers confused the generals of the Yong army, but they could only resist the attack of the Southern Chu army tenaciously.After half an hour, the clouds became thicker, the setting sun was hard to see, and the sky and the earth were gloomy and dark. After a day of hard work, the Southern Chu Army's offensive had gradually weakened. Attack, today's battle should be over. Unexpectedly, at this moment, cheers came from the Southern Chu army again, and the Yong army was shocked. Looking around, a soldier of the Yong army suddenly pointed to the west and shouted: "The enemy has reinforcements." Looking to the west, we can only see the place where the sky and water meet, and the boats and boats covering the river are coming to Guazhou.The news of the arrival of the Southern Chu reinforcements spread quickly like a cold wind. The generals of the Yong army looked far away, and the boats were getting closer and closer. They could almost see the faces of the Southern Chu soldiers standing on them, but the flags on the boats were blown by the strong wind. I had to hunt and dance, and couldn't read the writing on it clearly.But Pei Yun suddenly understood, apart from the Jiangxia camp, where could there be such a huge navy in Southern Chu.To fight, or not to fight, Pei Yun's eyes flashed with determination, and he said loudly: "Ready to fight!" As night fell, the Jiangxia camp rushed to Guazhou and launched a fierce attack on the Yong army's water and land villages. The addition of new forces plunged the fate of the Yong army into unknown darkness. The snow finally drifted down towards the big river, and the snowy night and the cold river, the buildings and boats, and the blood of war were drawn into the most gorgeous picture. When Lu Can was standing on the building boat, looking at the retreating Yong army, he finally showed a gratified smile, and couldn't help but look at the Huaixi Military News in his hand. Behind the document, there was clearly a private letter from Shi Guan, which wrote With such text. "The young general took the lead and fought bravely, won the hearts of the Huaixi army and people, and joined hands with Xiu'er to kill Dong Shan. Although he was quite young, so that he was in danger, but the general has sons like dragons and tigers. It is Southern Chu. Fortunately, the Lu family's luck." On November 22, in the early morning, the Huaidong Yong army was finally defeated across the board. After Pei Yun led the white battalion to personally break up, the Southern Chu army recaptured Yangzhou.However, the situation in Huaidong still hasn't changed for the better. Luo Louzhen's tyranny in Huaidong made Huaidong people lack trust in Southern Chu, so Pei Yun was able to retreat to Chuzhou and Sizhou. The army recovered, but the Yong army still controlled the frontier town of Huaidong.Although Southern Chu had won two great victories, their troops suffered heavy losses, so Lu Can had to leave the generals to guard Yangzhou and suppress Guangling, and the two armies faced each other in Huaidong.In Huaixi, although the Southern Chu army took the opportunity to regain Zhongli, Cui Jue retreated to Suzhou, and Huaixi's army was insufficient to further threaten Xuzhou. In the seven years of Longsheng's Great Yongnan Expedition, both sides lost more than 100,000 soldiers. It can barely be said that it was a tie. However, Pei Yun was pinned down on the Huaidong battlefield, and the Southern Chu and Huaixi Army could invade Suzhou and Xuzhou controlled by Dayong at any time, and here again, Southern Chu had the upper hand.The one who benefited the most from this battle was Southern Chu General Lu Can, who took back the military power in Huaidong. The two victories in Huaixi and Guazhou made Lu Can's reputation soaring. Since then, the Southern Chu military has only one voice, With time, it will not be difficult to stabilize the Jianghuai River. At that time, there will be no hope for the Great Yong's Southern Expedition, and the world will soon fall into a stalemate of dividing the north and the south.